diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/AbstractProcessingFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/AbstractProcessingFilter.java
index 7df86dc775..dc80c9d3c4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/AbstractProcessingFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/acegisecurity/ui/AbstractProcessingFilter.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
  * </ul>
  * 
  * <p>
- * To configure this filter to redirect to specfic pages as the result of
+ * To configure this filter to redirect to specific pages as the result of
  * specific {@link AuthenticationException}s you can do the following.
  * Configure the <code>exceptionMappings</code> property in your application
  * xml. This property is a java.util.Properties object that maps a