diff --git a/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editcerts.js b/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editcerts.js
index 494abae3803..762b334cab9 100644
--- a/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editcerts.js
+++ b/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editcerts.js
@@ -123,16 +123,16 @@ function doLoadForSSLCert()
   var cacert = getCaCertForEntityCert(cert);
   if(cacert == null)
   {
-     setText("explainations",bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerNotKnown"));
+     setText("explanations", bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerNotKnown"));
   }
   else if(certdb.isCertTrusted(cacert, nsIX509Cert.CA_CERT,
                                                 nsIX509CertDB.TRUSTED_SSL))
   {
-     setText("explainations",bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerTrusted"));
+     setText("explanations", bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerTrusted"));
   }
   else
   {
-     setText("explainations",bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerNotTrusted"));
+     setText("explanations", bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerNotTrusted"));
   }
 /*
   if(cacert == null)
@@ -184,16 +184,16 @@ function doLoadForEmailCert()
   var cacert = getCaCertForEntityCert(cert);
   if(cacert == null)
   {
-     setText("explainations",bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerNotKnown"));
+     setText("explanations", bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerNotKnown"));
   }
   else if(certdb.isCertTrusted(cacert, nsIX509Cert.CA_CERT,
                                                 nsIX509CertDB.TRUSTED_EMAIL))
   {
-     setText("explainations",bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerTrusted"));
+     setText("explanations", bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerTrusted"));
   }
   else
   {
-     setText("explainations",bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerNotTrusted"));
+     setText("explanations", bundle.GetStringFromName("issuerNotTrusted"));
   }
 /*
   if(cacert == null)
diff --git a/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editemailcert.xul b/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editemailcert.xul
index a45f7417c56..1b0c66217d6 100644
--- a/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editemailcert.xul
+++ b/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editemailcert.xul
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   <description id="certmsg"/>
   <description id="issuer"/>
   <separator/>
-  <description id="explainations"/>
+  <description id="explanations"/>
   <separator />
   <description>&certmgr.editemailcert.edittrust;</description>
   <radiogroup id="sslTrustGroup">
diff --git a/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editsslcert.xul b/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editsslcert.xul
index 1c9bcec33ec..c9c090e60ec 100644
--- a/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editsslcert.xul
+++ b/security/manager/pki/resources/content/editsslcert.xul
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   <description id="certmsg"/>
   <description id="issuer"/>
   <separator/>
-  <description id="explainations"/>
+  <description id="explanations"/>
   <separator />
   <description>&certmgr.editsslcert.edittrust;</description>
   <radiogroup id="sslTrustGroup">