diff --git a/log4j-1.2-api/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/helpers/PatternParser.java b/log4j-1.2-api/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/helpers/PatternParser.java
index 2f51657a3e2..36c1c79dcbf 100644
--- a/log4j-1.2-api/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/helpers/PatternParser.java
+++ b/log4j-1.2-api/src/main/java/org/apache/log4j/helpers/PatternParser.java
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ else if (dateFormatStr.equalsIgnoreCase(AbsoluteTimeDateFormat.DATE_AND_TIME_DAT
                 currentLiteral.setLength(0);
                 break;
             default:
-                LogLog.error("Unexpected char [" + c + "] at position " + i + " in conversion patterrn.");
+                LogLog.error("Unexpected char [" + c + "] at position " + i + " in conversion pattern.");
                 pc = new LiteralPatternConverter(currentLiteral.toString());
                 currentLiteral.setLength(0);
         }