diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
index 771c57fc1..9a54ce50f 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-config-manager.c
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ meta_verify_logical_monitor_config (MetaLogicalMonitorConfig    *logical_monitor
 }
 
 static gboolean
-has_adjecent_neighbour (MetaMonitorsConfig       *config,
+has_adjacent_neighbour (MetaMonitorsConfig       *config,
                         MetaLogicalMonitorConfig *logical_monitor_config)
 {
   GList *l;
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ has_adjecent_neighbour (MetaMonitorsConfig       *config,
       if (logical_monitor_config == other_logical_monitor_config)
         continue;
 
-      if (meta_rectangle_is_adjecent_to (&logical_monitor_config->layout,
+      if (meta_rectangle_is_adjacent_to (&logical_monitor_config->layout,
                                          &other_logical_monitor_config->layout))
         return TRUE;
     }
@@ -1665,10 +1665,10 @@ meta_verify_monitors_config (MetaMonitorsConfig *config,
           has_primary = TRUE;
         }
 
-      if (!has_adjecent_neighbour (config, logical_monitor_config))
+      if (!has_adjacent_neighbour (config, logical_monitor_config))
         {
           g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
-                       "Logical monitors not adjecent");
+                       "Logical monitors not adjacent");
           return FALSE;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/core/boxes-private.h b/src/core/boxes-private.h
index 24c596b5f..74f5c54b4 100644
--- a/src/core/boxes-private.h
+++ b/src/core/boxes-private.h
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ GList* meta_rectangle_find_nonintersected_monitor_edges (
                                            const GSList        *all_struts);
 
 META_EXPORT_TEST
-gboolean meta_rectangle_is_adjecent_to (MetaRectangle *rect,
+gboolean meta_rectangle_is_adjacent_to (MetaRectangle *rect,
                                         MetaRectangle *other);
 
 META_EXPORT_TEST
diff --git a/src/core/boxes.c b/src/core/boxes.c
index 87f2d5d11..4bb961c5e 100644
--- a/src/core/boxes.c
+++ b/src/core/boxes.c
@@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@ meta_rectangle_find_nonintersected_monitor_edges (
 }
 
 gboolean
-meta_rectangle_is_adjecent_to (MetaRectangle *rect,
+meta_rectangle_is_adjacent_to (MetaRectangle *rect,
                                MetaRectangle *other)
 {
   int rect_x1 = rect->x;
diff --git a/src/tests/unit-tests.c b/src/tests/unit-tests.c
index 103d68b2e..e3873c4eb 100644
--- a/src/tests/unit-tests.c
+++ b/src/tests/unit-tests.c
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ meta_test_util_later_schedule_from_later (void)
 }
 
 static void
-meta_test_adjecent_to (void)
+meta_test_adjacent_to (void)
 {
   MetaRectangle base = { .x = 10, .y = 10, .width = 10, .height = 10 };
-  MetaRectangle adjecent[] = {
+  MetaRectangle adjacent[] = {
     { .x = 20, .y = 10, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
     { .x = 0, .y = 10, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
     { .x = 0, .y = 1, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ meta_test_adjecent_to (void)
     { .x = 10, .y = 20, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
     { .x = 10, .y = 0, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
   };
-  MetaRectangle not_adjecent[] = {
+  MetaRectangle not_adjacent[] = {
     { .x = 0, .y = 0, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
     { .x = 20, .y = 20, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
     { .x = 21, .y = 10, .width = 10, .height = 10 },
@@ -207,11 +207,11 @@ meta_test_adjecent_to (void)
   };
   unsigned int i;
 
-  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (adjecent); i++)
-    g_assert (meta_rectangle_is_adjecent_to (&base, &adjecent[i]));
+  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (adjacent); i++)
+    g_assert (meta_rectangle_is_adjacent_to (&base, &adjacent[i]));
 
-  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (not_adjecent); i++)
-    g_assert (!meta_rectangle_is_adjecent_to (&base, &not_adjecent[i]));
+  for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (not_adjacent); i++)
+    g_assert (!meta_rectangle_is_adjacent_to (&base, &not_adjacent[i]));
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ init_tests (int argc, char **argv)
   g_test_add_func ("/util/meta-later/schedule-from-later",
                    meta_test_util_later_schedule_from_later);
 
-  g_test_add_func ("/core/boxes/adjecent-to", meta_test_adjecent_to);
+  g_test_add_func ("/core/boxes/adjacent-to", meta_test_adjacent_to);
 
   init_monitor_store_tests ();
   init_monitor_config_migration_tests ();