diff --git a/src/script/parser.cpp b/src/script/parser.cpp
index 2e9be580..e5c1696d 100644
--- a/src/script/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/script/parser.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void TokenIterator::readToken() {
     // name, or a number after a . token, as in array.0
     size_t start = pos - 1;
     while (pos < input.size() && isAlnum_(input.GetChar(pos))) ++pos;
-    addToken(TOK_NAME, canonical_name_form(input.substr(start, pos-start)), start); // convert name to cannocial form
+    addToken(TOK_NAME, canonical_name_form(input.substr(start, pos-start)), start); // convert name to canonical form
   } else if (isDigit(c)) {
     // number
     size_t start = pos - 1;
diff --git a/src/script/script.cpp b/src/script/script.cpp
index 3072e264..907800c7 100644
--- a/src/script/script.cpp
+++ b/src/script/script.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Variable string_to_variable(const String& s) {
   if (it == variables.end()) {
     #ifdef _DEBUG
       variable_names.push_back(s);
-      assert(s == canonical_name_form(s)); // only use cannocial names
+      assert(s == canonical_name_form(s)); // only use canonical names
     #endif
     Variable v = (Variable)variables.size();
     variables.insert(make_pair(s,v));
diff --git a/src/util/io/get_member.hpp b/src/util/io/get_member.hpp
index 1f94814b..5bda2f2e 100644
--- a/src/util/io/get_member.hpp
+++ b/src/util/io/get_member.hpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class GetMember : private GetDefaultMember {
   /// Handle an object: we are done if the name matches
   template <typename T>
   void handle(const Char* name, const T& object) {
-    if (!gdm.result() && cannocial_name_compare(target_name, name)) {
+    if (!gdm.result() && canonical_name_compare(target_name, name)) {
       gdm.handle(object);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/util/io/reader.cpp b/src/util/io/reader.cpp
index 04fbd9d3..745e0023 100644
--- a/src/util/io/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/util/io/reader.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ bool Reader::enterAnyBlock() {
 bool Reader::enterBlock(const Char* name) {
   if (state == ENTERED) moveNext(); // on the key of the parent block, first move inside it
   if (indent != expected_indent) return false; // not enough indentation
-  if (cannocial_name_compare(key, name)) {
+  if (canonical_name_compare(key, name)) {
     state = ENTERED;
     expected_indent += 1; // the indent inside the block must be at least this much
     return true;
diff --git a/src/util/string.cpp b/src/util/string.cpp
index a7e17015..cc6694c9 100644
--- a/src/util/string.cpp
+++ b/src/util/string.cpp
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ bool is_substr_i(const String& str, size_t pos, const String& cmp) {
   return is_substr_i(str, pos, static_cast<const Char*>(cmp.c_str()));
 }
 
-bool cannocial_name_compare(const String& as, const Char* b) {
+bool canonical_name_compare(const String& as, const Char* b) {
   const Char* a = as.c_str();
   while (true) {
     if (*a != *b && !(*a == _(' ') && *b == _('_'))) return false;
diff --git a/src/util/string.hpp b/src/util/string.hpp
index 771f87a3..039f044b 100644
--- a/src/util/string.hpp
+++ b/src/util/string.hpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ bool is_substr_i(const String& str, size_t pos, const String& cmp);
 size_t find_i(const String& heystack, const String& needle);
 
 /// Compare two strings for equality, b may contain '_' where a contains ' '
-bool cannocial_name_compare(const String& a, const Char* b);
+bool canonical_name_compare(const String& a, const Char* b);
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Regular expressions