diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/brktrans.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/brktrans.cpp
index 79ee872dff6..26a075553e7 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/brktrans.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/brktrans.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 **********************************************************************
-*   Copyright (C) 2008, International Business Machines
+*   Copyright (C) 2008-2009, International Business Machines
 *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 **********************************************************************
 *   Date        Name        Description
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ const UnicodeString &BreakTransliterator::getInsertion() const {
 //
 //  setInsertion()
 //
-void BreakTransliterator::setInsertsion(const UnicodeString &insertion) {
+void BreakTransliterator::setInsertion(const UnicodeString &insertion) {
     this->fInsertion = insertion;
 }
 
diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/brktrans.h b/icu4c/source/i18n/brktrans.h
index 355d63dadb3..00701181d36 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/brktrans.h
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/brktrans.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 **********************************************************************
-*   Copyright (C) 2008, International Business Machines
+*   Copyright (C) 2008-2009, International Business Machines
 *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 **********************************************************************
 *   Date        Name        Description
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual const UnicodeString &getInsertion() const;
 
-    virtual void setInsertsion(const UnicodeString &insertion);
+    virtual void setInsertion(const UnicodeString &insertion);
 
     /**
       *  Return the break iterator used by this transliterator.