diff --git a/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doGeoprocessing.py b/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doGeoprocessing.py
index 87c25006ba9..40388b6328f 100755
--- a/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doGeoprocessing.py
+++ b/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doGeoprocessing.py
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ class geoprocessingThread( QThread ):
     vproviderB.select( allAttrsB )
     crs_match = vproviderA.crs() == vproviderB.crs()
     fields = ftools_utils.combineVectorFields( self.vlayerA, self.vlayerB )
-    longNames = ftools_utils.checkFieldNameLenght( fields )
+    longNames = ftools_utils.checkFieldNameLength( fields )
     if not longNames.isEmpty():
       message = QString( 'Following field names are longer than 10 characters:\n%1' ).arg( longNames.join( '\n' ) )
       return GEOS_EXCEPT, FEATURE_EXCEPT, crs_match, message
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ class geoprocessingThread( QThread ):
     if vproviderA.crs() == vproviderB.crs(): crs_match = True
     else: crs_match = False
     fields = ftools_utils.combineVectorFields( self.vlayerA, self.vlayerB )
-    longNames = ftools_utils.checkFieldNameLenght( fields )
+    longNames = ftools_utils.checkFieldNameLength( fields )
     if not longNames.isEmpty():
       message = QString( 'Following field names are longer than 10 characters:\n%1' ).arg( longNames.join( '\n' ) )
       return GEOS_EXCEPT, FEATURE_EXCEPT, crs_match, message
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ class geoprocessingThread( QThread ):
     if vproviderA.crs() == vproviderB.crs(): crs_match = True
     else: crs_match = False
     fields = ftools_utils.combineVectorFields( self.vlayerA, self.vlayerB )
-    longNames = ftools_utils.checkFieldNameLenght( fields )
+    longNames = ftools_utils.checkFieldNameLength( fields )
     if not longNames.isEmpty():
       message = QString( 'Following field names are longer than 10 characters:\n%1' ).arg( longNames.join( '\n' ) )
       return GEOS_EXCEPT, FEATURE_EXCEPT, crs_match, message
diff --git a/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doJoinAttributes.py b/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doJoinAttributes.py
index a56e34fc105..1b9acb58b30 100755
--- a/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doJoinAttributes.py
+++ b/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doJoinAttributes.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class Dialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
     fieldList1.extend(fieldList2)
     fieldList1 = dict(zip(seq, fieldList1))
     # check for correct field names
-    longNames = ftools_utils.checkFieldNameLenght( fieldList1 )
+    longNames = ftools_utils.checkFieldNameLength( fieldList1 )
     if not longNames.isEmpty():
       QMessageBox.warning( self, self.tr( 'Incorrect field names' ),
                   self.tr( 'No output will be created.\nFollowing field names are longer than 10 characters:\n%1' )
diff --git a/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doSpatialJoin.py b/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doSpatialJoin.py
index 7ab462ea9d2..0845ac840c0 100755
--- a/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doSpatialJoin.py
+++ b/python/plugins/fTools/tools/doSpatialJoin.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class Dialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):
             fieldList1 = dict(zip(seq, fieldList1))
         
         # check for correct field names
-        longNames = ftools_utils.checkFieldNameLenght( fieldList1 )
+        longNames = ftools_utils.checkFieldNameLength( fieldList1 )
         if not longNames.isEmpty():
             QMessageBox.warning( self, self.tr( 'Incorrect field names' ),
                         self.tr( 'No output will be created.\nFollowing field names are longer than 10 characters:\n%1' )
diff --git a/python/plugins/fTools/tools/ftools_utils.py b/python/plugins/fTools/tools/ftools_utils.py
index a536cfbaa1d..45d7672b483 100755
--- a/python/plugins/fTools/tools/ftools_utils.py
+++ b/python/plugins/fTools/tools/ftools_utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # extractPoints( QgsGeometry )
 # testForUniqueness( QList *QgsField, QList *QgsField )
 # createUniqueFieldName( QgsField.name() )
-# checkFieldNameLenght( QgsFieldMap )
+# checkFieldNameLength( QgsFieldMap )
 # getLayerNames( QGis.vectorType() )
 # getFieldNames( QgsVectorLayer )
 # getVectorLayerByName( QgsVectorLayer.name() )
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def createUniqueFieldName( field ):
     return field
 
 # Return list of field names with more than 10 characters length
-def checkFieldNameLenght( fieldList ):
+def checkFieldNameLength( fieldList ):
     longNames = QStringList()
     for num, field in fieldList.iteritems():
         if field.name().size() > 10: