diff --git a/docs/04-Polar-Area-Chart.md b/docs/04-Polar-Area-Chart.md
index 658da54fc..016a45f3c 100644
--- a/docs/04-Polar-Area-Chart.md
+++ b/docs/04-Polar-Area-Chart.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ These are the customisation options specific to Polar Area charts. These options
 	//Boolean - Stroke a line around each segment in the chart
 	segmentShowStroke : true,
 
-	//String - The colour of the stroke on each segement.
+	//String - The colour of the stroke on each segment.
 	segmentStrokeColor : "#fff",
 
 	//Number - The width of the stroke value in pixels
@@ -169,4 +169,4 @@ Calling `removeData(index)` on your Chart instance will remove segment at that p
 ```javascript
 myPolarAreaChart.removeData();
 // Other segments will update to fill the empty space left.
-```
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+```
diff --git a/src/Chart.PolarArea.js b/src/Chart.PolarArea.js
index 1b7aac3ff..c220a6f4b 100644
--- a/src/Chart.PolarArea.js
+++ b/src/Chart.PolarArea.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		//Boolean - Stroke a line around each segment in the chart
 		segmentShowStroke : true,
 
-		//String - The colour of the stroke on each segement.
+		//String - The colour of the stroke on each segment.
 		segmentStrokeColor : "#fff",
 
 		//Number - The width of the stroke value in pixels
@@ -266,4 +266,4 @@
 		}
 	});
 
-}).call(this);
\ No newline at end of file
+}).call(this);