diff --git a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.h b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.h
index 8fb209adb6..70a39a874a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/text/juce_String.h
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ public:
     */
     String (const char* text, size_t maxChars);
 
-    /** Creates a string from a whcar_t character string.
+    /** Creates a string from a wchar_t character string.
         Depending on the platform, this may be treated as either UTF-32 or UTF-16.
     */
     String (const wchar_t* text);
 
-    /** Creates a string from a whcar_t character string.
+    /** Creates a string from a wchar_t character string.
         Depending on the platform, this may be treated as either UTF-32 or UTF-16.
     */
     String (const wchar_t* text, size_t maxChars);