diff --git a/static/js/popovers.js b/static/js/popovers.js
index 858bd78079..8dcc66f7f6 100644
--- a/static/js/popovers.js
+++ b/static/js/popovers.js
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ exports.show_user_profile = function (user) {
     ui.set_up_scrollbar($("#user-profile-modal #body"));
     $("#user-profile-modal").modal("show");
 
-    settings_account.intialize_custom_user_type_fields("#user-profile-modal #content", user.user_id, false, false);
+    settings_account.initialize_custom_user_type_fields("#user-profile-modal #content", user.user_id, false, false);
 };
 
 function get_user_info_popover_items() {
diff --git a/static/js/settings_account.js b/static/js/settings_account.js
index d9dc012265..4fdc2ece4d 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_account.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_account.js
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ exports.initialize_custom_date_type_fields = function (element_id) {
         altFormat: "F j, Y"});
 };
 
-exports.intialize_custom_user_type_fields = function (element_id, user_id, is_editable,
-                                                      set_handler_on_update) {
+exports.initialize_custom_user_type_fields = function (element_id, user_id, is_editable,
+                                                       set_handler_on_update) {
     var field_types = page_params.custom_profile_field_types;
     var user_pills = {};
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ exports.add_custom_profile_fields_to_settings = function () {
     }
 
     exports.append_custom_profile_fields(element_id, people.my_current_user_id());
-    exports.intialize_custom_user_type_fields(element_id, people.my_current_user_id(), true, true);
+    exports.initialize_custom_user_type_fields(element_id, people.my_current_user_id(), true, true);
     exports.initialize_custom_date_type_fields(element_id);
 };
 
diff --git a/static/js/settings_users.js b/static/js/settings_users.js
index 1755b62dd8..7526fd3fc5 100644
--- a/static/js/settings_users.js
+++ b/static/js/settings_users.js
@@ -367,8 +367,9 @@ exports.on_load_success = function (realm_people_data) {
         $(element).html("");
         settings_account.append_custom_profile_fields(element, user_id);
         settings_account.initialize_custom_date_type_fields(element);
-        var fields_user_pills = settings_account.intialize_custom_user_type_fields(element, user_id,
-                                                                                   true, false);
+        var fields_user_pills = settings_account.initialize_custom_user_type_fields(element,
+                                                                                    user_id,
+                                                                                    true, false);
 
         var url;
         var data;