diff --git a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
index 3fa7994df..c2dd33106 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/syntax.rs
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for FileType {
                     Some((key, suffix)) if key == "suffix" => Ok(FileType::Suffix({
                         // FIXME: use `suffix.replace('/', std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR_STR)`
                         //        if MSRV is updated to 1.68
-                        let mut seperator = [0; 1];
-                        suffix.replace('/', std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR.encode_utf8(&mut seperator))
+                        let mut separator = [0; 1];
+                        suffix.replace('/', std::path::MAIN_SEPARATOR.encode_utf8(&mut separator))
                     })),
                     Some((key, _value)) => Err(serde::de::Error::custom(format!(
                         "unknown key in `file-types` list: {}",