diff --git a/vectors.Rmd b/vectors.Rmd
index cd57e12..ddc5087 100644
--- a/vectors.Rmd
+++ b/vectors.Rmd
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ The call to "UseMethod" means that this is a generic function, and it will call
 methods("as.Date")
 ```
 
-For example, if `x` is a character vector, `as.Date()` will call `as.Date.charcter()`; if it's a factor, it'll call `as.Date.factor()`.
+For example, if `x` is a character vector, `as.Date()` will call `as.Date.character()`; if it's a factor, it'll call `as.Date.factor()`.
 
 You can see the specific implementation of a method with `getS3method()`: