diff --git a/libraries/Util.class.php b/libraries/Util.class.php
index f1efb1c458..6f34cf56e8 100644
--- a/libraries/Util.class.php
+++ b/libraries/Util.class.php
@@ -4111,16 +4111,16 @@ class PMA_Util
      */
     public static function getFirstOccurringRegularExpression($regex_array, $query)
     {
-        $minimum_first_occurance_index = null;
+        $minimum_first_occurence_index = null;
         $regex = null;
 
         for ($i = 0; $i < count($regex_array); $i++) {
             if (preg_match($regex_array[$i], $query, $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE)) {
-                if (is_null($minimum_first_occurance_index)
-                    || ($matches[0][1] < $minimum_first_occurance_index)
+                if (is_null($minimum_first_occurence_index)
+                    || ($matches[0][1] < $minimum_first_occurence_index)
                 ) {
                     $regex = $regex_array[$i];
-                    $minimum_first_occurance_index = $matches[0][1];
+                    $minimum_first_occurence_index = $matches[0][1];
                 }
             }
         }