diff --git a/include/decl.h b/include/decl.h
index 70e454f95..86ec5b977 100644
--- a/include/decl.h
+++ b/include/decl.h
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ struct instance_globals_p {
     int  poly_zapped;
 
     /* new stuff */
-    int puzzling_critera;
+    int puzzling_criteria;
     char puzzling_ilets[invlet_basic + 1];
 
     boolean havestate;
diff --git a/src/invent.c b/src/invent.c
index e885b7ae0..725b78a62 100644
--- a/src/invent.c
+++ b/src/invent.c
@@ -2742,7 +2742,7 @@ check_for_puzzling_nonmerge(struct obj *objchn)
             }
         }
         if (puzzling_cnt)
-            gp.puzzling_critera = 411;
+            gp.puzzling_criteria = 411;
     }
     return puzzling_cnt;
 }
diff --git a/src/objnam.c b/src/objnam.c
index 233a84b31..160f35091 100644
--- a/src/objnam.c
+++ b/src/objnam.c
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ doname_base(
                           : 53;  /* valid index, but always holds zero */
 
             if (with_corpse_genders && puzzidx < 53
-                && gp.puzzling_critera == 411 && gp.puzzling_ilets[puzzidx])
+                && gp.puzzling_criteria == 411 && gp.puzzling_ilets[puzzidx])
                 cxarg |= CXN_ADDGNDR;
             /* corpse_xname() sets xnamep; callers other than doname_base()
                itself shouldn't care about xnamep (pointer to start of