diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
index ea1191ff28..8ee06a4656 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/BaseTypes.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ String.prototype.camelize = function() {
  * 
  * Return:
  * {Integer} The number, rounded to the specified number of significant digits.
- *           If null, 0, or negaive value passed in, returns 0
+ *           If null, 0, or negative value passed in, returns 0
  */
 Number.prototype.limitSigDigs = function(sig) {
     var number = (sig > 0) ? this.toString() : 0;