diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/URIUtils.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/URIUtils.java
index 3e69610cf..879f3f32d 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/URIUtils.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/URIUtils.java
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public class URIUtils {
      * 
      * @since 4.1
      */
-    public static HttpHost exctractHost(final URI uri) {
+    public static HttpHost extractHost(final URI uri) {
         if (uri == null) {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/AbstractHttpClient.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/AbstractHttpClient.java
index d7a634522..ddd485070 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/AbstractHttpClient.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/AbstractHttpClient.java
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHttpClient implements HttpClient {
 
         URI requestURI = request.getURI();
         if (requestURI.isAbsolute()) {
-            target = URIUtils.exctractHost(requestURI);
+            target = URIUtils.extractHost(requestURI);
             if (target == null) {
                 throw new ClientProtocolException(
                         "URI does not specify a valid host name: " + requestURI);
diff --git a/httpclient/src/test/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/TestURIUtils.java b/httpclient/src/test/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/TestURIUtils.java
index abc8d7822..42294740e 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/test/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/TestURIUtils.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/test/java/org/apache/http/client/utils/TestURIUtils.java
@@ -319,24 +319,24 @@ public class TestURIUtils {
 
     @Test
     public void testHTTPCLIENT_911() throws Exception{
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost"),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://localhost/abcd")));
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost"),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://localhost/abcd%3A")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost"),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://localhost/abcd")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost"),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://localhost/abcd%3A")));
         
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host"),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://local_host/abcd")));
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host"),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://local_host/abcd%3A")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host"),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://local_host/abcd")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host"),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://local_host/abcd%3A")));
         
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost",8),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://localhost:8/abcd")));
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host",8),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://local_host:8/abcd")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost",8),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://localhost:8/abcd")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host",8),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://local_host:8/abcd")));
 
         // URI seems to OK with missing port number
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost"),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://localhost:/abcd")));
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host"),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://local_host:/abcd")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost"),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://localhost:/abcd")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host"),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://local_host:/abcd")));
 
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost",8080),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://user:pass@localhost:8080/abcd")));
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host",8080),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://user:pass@local_host:8080/abcd")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost",8080),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://user:pass@localhost:8080/abcd")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host",8080),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://user:pass@local_host:8080/abcd")));
 
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost",8080),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://@localhost:8080/abcd")));
-        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host",8080),URIUtils.exctractHost(new URI("http://@local_host:8080/abcd")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("localhost",8080),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://@localhost:8080/abcd")));
+        Assert.assertEquals(new HttpHost("local_host",8080),URIUtils.extractHost(new URI("http://@local_host:8080/abcd")));
 
     }