diff --git a/glm/gtx/intersect.inl b/glm/gtx/intersect.inl
index d242a61a..d7393557 100644
--- a/glm/gtx/intersect.inl
+++ b/glm/gtx/intersect.inl
@@ -114,19 +114,19 @@ namespace glm
 			return false;
 		typename genType::value_type inv_det = typename genType::value_type(1) / det;
 
-		genType Tengant = orig - vert0;
+		genType Tangent = orig - vert0;
 
-		position.y = dot(Tengant, Perpendicular) * inv_det;
+		position.y = dot(Tangent, Perpendicular) * inv_det;
 		if (position.y < typename genType::value_type(0) || position.y > typename genType::value_type(1))
 			return false;
 
-		genType Cotengant = cross(Tengant, edge1);
+		genType Cotangent = cross(Tangent, edge1);
 
-		position.z = dot(dir, Cotengant) * inv_det;
+		position.z = dot(dir, Cotangent) * inv_det;
 		if (position.z < typename genType::value_type(0) || position.y + position.z > typename genType::value_type(1))
 			return false;
 
-		position.x = dot(edge2, Cotengant) * inv_det;
+		position.x = dot(edge2, Cotangent) * inv_det;
 
 		return true;
 	}