diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
index 692ce74d7c..00ddc4d301 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Hand.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void Hand::simulateToyBall(PalmData& palm, const glm::vec3& fingerTipPosition, f
     glm::vec3 targetPosition = fingerTipPosition / (float)TREE_SCALE;
     float targetRadius = (TOY_BALL_RADIUS * 2.0f) / (float)TREE_SCALE;
     const Particle* closestParticle = Application::getInstance()->getParticles()
-                                                ->getTree()->findClosestPartice(targetPosition, targetRadius);
+                                                ->getTree()->findClosestParticle(targetPosition, targetRadius);
 
     if (closestParticle) {
         printf("potentially caught... particle ID:%d\n", closestParticle->getID());
diff --git a/libraries/particles/src/ParticleTree.cpp b/libraries/particles/src/ParticleTree.cpp
index d0fa672887..152f1dec69 100644
--- a/libraries/particles/src/ParticleTree.cpp
+++ b/libraries/particles/src/ParticleTree.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ bool ParticleTree::findNearPointOperation(OctreeElement* element, void* extraDat
     return false;
 }
 
-const Particle* ParticleTree::findClosestPartice(glm::vec3 position, float targetRadius) {
+const Particle* ParticleTree::findClosestParticle(glm::vec3 position, float targetRadius) {
     // First, look for the existing particle in the tree..
     FindNearPointArgs args = { position, targetRadius, false, NULL, FLT_MAX };
     recurseTreeWithOperation(findNearPointOperation, &args);
diff --git a/libraries/particles/src/ParticleTree.h b/libraries/particles/src/ParticleTree.h
index a43dd45913..2491934252 100644
--- a/libraries/particles/src/ParticleTree.h
+++ b/libraries/particles/src/ParticleTree.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
     virtual void update();    
 
     void storeParticle(const Particle& particle);
-    const Particle* findClosestPartice(glm::vec3 position, float targetRadius);
+    const Particle* findClosestParticle(glm::vec3 position, float targetRadius);
 
     void addNewlyCreatedHook(NewlyCreatedParticleHook* hook);
     void removeNewlyCreatedHook(NewlyCreatedParticleHook* hook);