diff --git a/core/WorldSettings.java b/core/WorldSettings.java
index 6ce114d52..e0c4f0714 100644
--- a/core/WorldSettings.java
+++ b/core/WorldSettings.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public class WorldSettings extends Configuration
 		}
 	}
 
-	public boolean addNearByMetetorites(int dim, int chunkX, int chunkZ, NBTTagCompound newData)
+	public boolean addNearByMeteorites(int dim, int chunkX, int chunkZ, NBTTagCompound newData)
 	{
 		synchronized (WorldSettings.class)
 		{
diff --git a/helpers/MeteoritePlacer.java b/helpers/MeteoritePlacer.java
index 75ce1a47f..1b4a4d5b4 100644
--- a/helpers/MeteoritePlacer.java
+++ b/helpers/MeteoritePlacer.java
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ public class MeteoritePlacer
 			settings.setInteger( "skyMode", skyMode );
 			w.done();
 
-			WorldSettings.getInstance().addNearByMetetorites( w.getWorld().provider.dimensionId, x >> 4, z >> 4, settings );
+			WorldSettings.getInstance().addNearByMeteorites( w.getWorld().provider.dimensionId, x >> 4, z >> 4, settings );
 			return true;
 		}
 		return false;
diff --git a/hooks/MeteoriteWorldGen.java b/hooks/MeteoriteWorldGen.java
index 8a5635ee6..7e9586730 100644
--- a/hooks/MeteoriteWorldGen.java
+++ b/hooks/MeteoriteWorldGen.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ final public class MeteoriteWorldGen implements IWorldGenerator
 			double minSqDist = Double.MAX_VALUE;
 
 			// near by meteorites!
-			for (NBTTagCompound data : getNearByMetetorites( w, chunkX, chunkZ ))
+			for (NBTTagCompound data : getNearByMeteorites( w, chunkX, chunkZ ))
 			{
 				MeteoritePlacer mp = new MeteoritePlacer();
 				mp.spawnMeteorite( new MeteoritePlacer.ChunkOnly( w, chunkX, chunkZ ), data );
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ final public class MeteoriteWorldGen implements IWorldGenerator
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	private Collection<NBTTagCompound> getNearByMetetorites(World w, int chunkX, int chunkZ)
+	private Collection<NBTTagCompound> getNearByMeteorites(World w, int chunkX, int chunkZ)
 	{
 		return WorldSettings.getInstance().getNearByMeteorites( w.provider.dimensionId, chunkX, chunkZ );
 	}