diff --git a/include/osgText/Text b/include/osgText/Text
index 864b04e82..55cef7fb4 100644
--- a/include/osgText/Text
+++ b/include/osgText/Text
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public:
 
 
     /** Set the rendered character size in object coordinates.*/
-    void setCharacterSize(float height,float ascpectRatio=1.0f);
+    void setCharacterSize(float height,float aspectRatio=1.0f);
     
     float getCharacterHeight() const { return _characterHeight; }
     float getCharacterAspectRatio() const { return _characterAspectRatio; }
diff --git a/src/osgText/Text.cpp b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
index 3afb63583..59929acad 100644
--- a/src/osgText/Text.cpp
+++ b/src/osgText/Text.cpp
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ void Text::setFontSize(unsigned int width, unsigned int height)
 }
 
 
-void Text::setCharacterSize(float height,float ascpectRatio)
+void Text::setCharacterSize(float height,float aspectRatio)
 {
     _characterHeight = height;
-    _characterAspectRatio = ascpectRatio;
+    _characterAspectRatio = aspectRatio;
     computeGlyphRepresentation();
 }