diff --git a/eventlet/debug.py b/eventlet/debug.py
index cca5862..503d7bb 100644
--- a/eventlet/debug.py
+++ b/eventlet/debug.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import inspect
 __all__ = ['spew', 'unspew', 'format_hub_listeners', 'hub_listener_stacks', 
 'hub_exceptions', 'tpool_exceptions']
 
-_token_spliter = re.compile('\W+')
+_token_splitter = re.compile('\W+')
 
 class Spew(object):
     """
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Spew(object):
                 if not self.show_values:
                     return self
                 details = []
-                tokens = _token_spliter.split(line)
+                tokens = _token_splitter.split(line)
                 for tok in tokens:
                     if tok in frame.f_globals:
                         details.append('%s=%r' % (tok, frame.f_globals[tok]))