diff --git a/R/geom_dumbbell.R b/R/geom_dumbbell.R
index ec64cdd..0522551 100644
--- a/R/geom_dumbbell.R
+++ b/R/geom_dumbbell.R
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #' @param size_xend the size of the end point
 #' @param colour_xend the colour of the end point
 #' @param dot_guide if \code{TRUE}, a leading dotted line will be placed before the left-most dumbbell point
-#' @param dot_guide_size,dot_guide_color singe-value aesthetics for \code{dot_guide}
+#' @param dot_guide_size,dot_guide_colour singe-value aesthetics for \code{dot_guide}
 #' @inheritParams ggplot2::layer
 #' @export
 #' @examples
diff --git a/man/geom_dumbbell.Rd b/man/geom_dumbbell.Rd
index b5f0a38..060b486 100644
--- a/man/geom_dumbbell.Rd
+++ b/man/geom_dumbbell.Rd
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ to the paired geom/stat.}
 
 \item{dot_guide}{if \code{TRUE}, a leading dotted line will be placed before the left-most dumbbell point}
 
-\item{dot_guide_size, dot_guide_color}{singe-value aesthetics for \code{dot_guide}}
+\item{dot_guide_size, dot_guide_colour}{singe-value aesthetics for \code{dot_guide}}
 
 \item{na.rm}{If \code{FALSE} (the default), removes missing values with
 a warning.  If \code{TRUE} silently removes missing values.}