diff --git a/lib/liquid/variable.rb b/lib/liquid/variable.rb
index 3381010..d502259 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/variable.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/variable.rb
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ module Liquid
     capture_filters = /(#{FilterSeparator}.*)/o
     VariableSyntax = /\A\s*#{capture_ignored_variable_prefix}\s*#{capture_expression}\s*(?:#{capture_ignored_filter_prefix}\s*#{capture_filters})?\z/om
 
-    capture_lax_seperator = /(['"\|]+?)/
+    capture_lax_separator = /(['"\|]+?)/
     capture_filter = /((?:\s+|#{QuotedFragment}|#{ArgumentSeparator})+)/o
-    FilterParser = /\s*(?:#{FilterSeparator}|#{capture_lax_seperator})\s*#{capture_filter}/o
+    FilterParser = /\s*(?:#{FilterSeparator}|#{capture_lax_separator})\s*#{capture_filter}/o
 
     attr_accessor :filters, :name, :line_number
     attr_reader :parse_context
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ module Liquid
 
       add_syntax_warning("variable prefixed with ignored characters: #{$1.inspect}") if $1
       name_markup = $2
-      add_syntax_warning("variable filter seperator prefixed with ignored characters: #{$3.inspect}") if $3
+      add_syntax_warning("variable filter separator prefixed with ignored characters: #{$3.inspect}") if $3
       filters_markup = $4
       @name = Expression.parse(name_markup)
       if filters_markup
         filters_markup.scan(FilterParser) do |lax_sep, f|
-          add_syntax_warning("unterminated quote or multiple pipe characters used as a filter seperator: #{lax_sep.inspect}") if lax_sep
+          add_syntax_warning("unterminated quote or multiple pipe characters used as a filter separator: #{lax_sep.inspect}") if lax_sep
           next unless f =~ /\A\s*(\W+)??(\w+)/
           add_syntax_warning("ignored characters before filter name: #{$1.inspect}") if $1
           filtername = $2
diff --git a/test/integration/variable_test.rb b/test/integration/variable_test.rb
index 38bf644..1df7b0e 100644
--- a/test/integration/variable_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/variable_test.rb
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ class VariableTest < Minitest::Test
     ignored_chars = ",wat? lax!"
     template = Liquid::Template.parse("{{ test#{ignored_chars} | noop }}", error_mode: :lax_warn)
     assert_equal "works", template.render!('test' => 'works')
-    assert_equal [Liquid::SyntaxError.new("variable filter seperator prefixed with ignored characters: #{ignored_chars.inspect}")], template.warnings
+    assert_equal [Liquid::SyntaxError.new("variable filter separator prefixed with ignored characters: #{ignored_chars.inspect}")], template.warnings
   end
 
   def test_lax_warnings_for_weird_filter_chars
     template = Liquid::Template.parse("{{ test | upcase \" prepend: 'it ' || append: ' surprisingly' }}", error_mode: :lax_warn)
     assert_equal "it WORKS surprisingly", template.render!('test' => 'works')
-    expected_warnings = ['"', '||'].map{ |sep| Liquid::SyntaxError.new("unterminated quote or multiple pipe characters used as a filter seperator: #{sep.inspect}") }
+    expected_warnings = ['"', '||'].map{ |sep| Liquid::SyntaxError.new("unterminated quote or multiple pipe characters used as a filter separator: #{sep.inspect}") }
     assert_equal expected_warnings, template.warnings
   end