diff --git a/src/libide/gui/tests/test-preferences.c b/src/libide/gui/tests/test-preferences.c
index 0b362f038ba6e722a1dff982f452460f0bbbc7c3..1a8c61b34f3940605e06b25741cc2efffd46727f 100644
--- a/src/libide/gui/tests/test-preferences.c
+++ b/src/libide/gui/tests/test-preferences.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static const IdePreferenceItemEntry items[] = {
 };
 
 static const IdePreferenceItemEntry lang_items[] = {
-  { "languages/*", "general", "trim", 0, toggle_cb, "Trim Trailing Whitespace", "Upon saving, trailing whitepsace from modified lines will be trimmed." },
+  { "languages/*", "general", "trim", 0, toggle_cb, "Trim Trailing Whitespace", "Upon saving, trailing whitespace from modified lines will be trimmed." },
   { "languages/*", "general", "overwrite", 0, toggle_cb, "Overwrite Braces", "Overwrite closing braces" },
   { "languages/*", "general", "insert-matching", 0, toggle_cb, "Insert Matching Brace", "Insert matching character for [[(\"'" },
   { "languages/*", "general", "insert-trailing", 0, toggle_cb, "Insert Trailing Newline", "Ensure files end with a newline" },
diff --git a/src/plugins/editorui/gbp-editorui-preferences-addin.c b/src/plugins/editorui/gbp-editorui-preferences-addin.c
index 57305cd91d55d1438889b8b03168a776652cabea..c2ac85b7c6d3d7e48c627bc8bef7e657ee0d11e4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/editorui/gbp-editorui-preferences-addin.c
+++ b/src/plugins/editorui/gbp-editorui-preferences-addin.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static const IdePreferenceItemEntry items[] = {
 static const IdePreferenceItemEntry lang_items[] = {
   { "languages/*", "general", "trim", 0, ide_preferences_window_toggle,
     N_("Trim Trailing Whitespace"),
-    N_("Upon saving, trailing whitepsace from modified lines will be trimmed"),
+    N_("Upon saving, trailing whitespace from modified lines will be trimmed"),
     "org.gnome.builder.editor.language", LANG_PATH, "trim-trailing-whitespace" },
 
   { "languages/*", "general", "overwrite", 0, ide_preferences_window_toggle,
diff --git a/src/plugins/editorui/tweaks-language.ui b/src/plugins/editorui/tweaks-language.ui
index 393c47bbab3d7a3d6aff423c6a4be24dfab99934..24e9ed4994c5ef8bfee6a0f16df705345cd3cb7a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/editorui/tweaks-language.ui
+++ b/src/plugins/editorui/tweaks-language.ui
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
                             <child>
                               <object class="IdeTweaksSwitch" id="trim_whitespace">
                                 <property name="title" translatable="yes">Trim Trailing Space</property>
-                                <property name="subtitle" translatable="yes">Upon saving, trailing whitepsace from modified lines will be trimmed</property>
+                                <property name="subtitle" translatable="yes">Upon saving, trailing whitespace from modified lines will be trimmed</property>
                                 <property name="action-name">settings.org.gnome.builder.editor.language.trim-trailing-whitespace</property>
                               </object>
                             </child>