diff --git a/samples/stc/defsext.h b/samples/stc/defsext.h
index 88fc6b40cf..d152c377eb 100644
--- a/samples/stc/defsext.h
+++ b/samples/stc/defsext.h
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ enum {
     myID_CHANGECASE,
     myID_CHANGELOWER,
     myID_CHANGEUPPER,
-    myID_HILIGHTLANG,
-    myID_HILIGHTFIRST,
-    myID_HILIGHTLAST = myID_HILIGHTFIRST + 99,
+    myID_HIGHLIGHTLANG,
+    myID_HIGHLIGHTFIRST,
+    myID_HIGHLIGHTLAST = myID_HIGHLIGHTFIRST + 99,
     myID_CONVERTEOL,
     myID_CONVERTCR,
     myID_CONVERTCRLF,
diff --git a/samples/stc/edit.cpp b/samples/stc/edit.cpp
index d4b8d55a09..0b3e198dae 100644
--- a/samples/stc/edit.cpp
+++ b/samples/stc/edit.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE (Edit, wxStyledTextCtrl)
     EVT_MENU (myID_BRACEMATCH,         Edit::OnBraceMatch)
     EVT_MENU (myID_GOTO,               Edit::OnGoto)
     // view
-    EVT_MENU_RANGE (myID_HILIGHTFIRST, myID_HILIGHTLAST,
-                                       Edit::OnHilightLang)
+    EVT_MENU_RANGE (myID_HIGHLIGHTFIRST, myID_HIGHLIGHTLAST,
+                                       Edit::OnHighlightLang)
     EVT_MENU (myID_DISPLAYEOL,         Edit::OnDisplayEOL)
     EVT_MENU (myID_INDENTGUIDE,        Edit::OnIndentGuide)
     EVT_MENU (myID_LINENUMBER,         Edit::OnLineNumber)
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ void Edit::OnEditSelectLine (wxCommandEvent &WXUNUSED(event)) {
     SetSelection (lineStart, lineEnd);
 }
 
-void Edit::OnHilightLang (wxCommandEvent &event) {
-    InitializePrefs (g_LanguagePrefs [event.GetId() - myID_HILIGHTFIRST].name);
+void Edit::OnHighlightLang (wxCommandEvent &event) {
+    InitializePrefs (g_LanguagePrefs [event.GetId() - myID_HIGHLIGHTFIRST].name);
 }
 
 void Edit::OnDisplayEOL (wxCommandEvent &WXUNUSED(event)) {
diff --git a/samples/stc/edit.h b/samples/stc/edit.h
index a91cc335da..1349688b83 100644
--- a/samples/stc/edit.h
+++ b/samples/stc/edit.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public:
     void OnEditSelectAll (wxCommandEvent &event);
     void OnEditSelectLine (wxCommandEvent &event);
     //! view
-    void OnHilightLang (wxCommandEvent &event);
+    void OnHighlightLang (wxCommandEvent &event);
     void OnDisplayEOL (wxCommandEvent &event);
     void OnIndentGuide (wxCommandEvent &event);
     void OnLineNumber (wxCommandEvent &event);
diff --git a/samples/stc/stctest.cpp b/samples/stc/stctest.cpp
index 8b70430481..1a13ebe53d 100644
--- a/samples/stc/stctest.cpp
+++ b/samples/stc/stctest.cpp
@@ -486,10 +486,10 @@ void AppFrame::CreateMenu ()
     menuEdit->Append (myID_SELECTLINE, _("Select &line\tCtrl+L"));
 
     // highlight submenu
-    wxMenu *menuHilight = new wxMenu;
+    wxMenu *menuHighlight = new wxMenu;
     int Nr;
     for (Nr = 0; Nr < g_LanguagePrefsSize; Nr++) {
-        menuHilight->Append (myID_HILIGHTFIRST + Nr,
+        menuHighlight->Append (myID_HIGHLIGHTFIRST + Nr,
                              g_LanguagePrefs [Nr].name);
     }
 
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ void AppFrame::CreateMenu ()
 
     // View menu
     wxMenu *menuView = new wxMenu;
-    menuView->Append (myID_HILIGHTLANG, _("&Highlight language .."), menuHilight);
+    menuView->Append (myID_HIGHLIGHTLANG, _("&Highlight language .."), menuHighlight);
     menuView->AppendSeparator();
     menuView->AppendCheckItem (myID_FOLDTOGGLE, _("&Toggle current fold\tCtrl+T"));
     menuView->AppendCheckItem (myID_OVERTYPE, _("&Overwrite mode\tIns"));