diff --git a/src/libutil/circular_buffer.c b/src/libutil/circular_buffer.c
index ed6cede2..fb511a37 100644
--- a/src/libutil/circular_buffer.c
+++ b/src/libutil/circular_buffer.c
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ bool circular_buffer_read_or_copy(const CircularBuffer* buffer, uint8_t **data_o
   if (buffer->data_length < length) {
     return false;
   }
-  const uint16_t continguous_length = (buffer->buffer_size - buffer->read_index);
-  const bool should_malloc_and_copy = (length > continguous_length);
+  const uint16_t contiguous_length = (buffer->buffer_size - buffer->read_index);
+  const bool should_malloc_and_copy = (length > contiguous_length);
   *caller_should_free = should_malloc_and_copy;
   if (should_malloc_and_copy) {
     *data_out = (uint8_t *) malloc_imp(length);
diff --git a/tests/libutil/test_circular_buffer.c b/tests/libutil/test_circular_buffer.c
index 5ac5ab2a..347f3ee4 100644
--- a/tests/libutil/test_circular_buffer.c
+++ b/tests/libutil/test_circular_buffer.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void test_circular_buffer__read_or_copy_returns_false_when_length_is_too_long(vo
                                                         malloc, &caller_should_free));
 }
 
-void test_circular_buffer__read_or_copy_doesnt_copy_when_already_continguously_stored(void) {
+void test_circular_buffer__read_or_copy_doesnt_copy_when_already_contiguously_stored(void) {
   CircularBuffer buffer;
   uint8_t storage[8];
   circular_buffer_init(&buffer, storage, sizeof(storage));
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static void *prv_oom_malloc(size_t length) {
   return NULL;
 }
 
-void test_circular_buffer__read_or_copy_does_copy_when_not_continguously_stored(void) {
+void test_circular_buffer__read_or_copy_does_copy_when_not_contiguously_stored(void) {
   CircularBuffer buffer;
   uint8_t storage[8];
   circular_buffer_init(&buffer, storage, sizeof(storage));