diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Attribution.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Attribution.js
index 6e50ee6080..27ca03c768 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Attribution.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/Attribution.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ OpenLayers.Control.Attribution =
   OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
     
     /**
-     * APIProperty: seperator
-     * {String} String used to seperate layers.
+     * APIProperty: separator
+     * {String} String used to separate layers.
      */
     separator: ", ",