diff --git a/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp b/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp
index a936a0b9f..6ae01d179 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public:
    
 typedef geometry<double,vertex_vector> geometry_type; 
 typedef boost::shared_ptr<geometry_type> geometry_ptr;
-typedef boost::ptr_vector<geometry_type> geometry_containter;
+typedef boost::ptr_vector<geometry_type> geometry_container;
 
 }