diff --git a/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua b/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
index ac839ac6c8..3bceecf819 100644
--- a/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
+++ b/runtime/lua/vim/filetype.lua
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ local extension = {
   NSS = 'natural',
   ncf = 'ncf',
   nginx = 'nginx',
-  ncl = 'nickle',
+  ncl = 'nickel',
   nim = 'nim',
   nims = 'nim',
   nimble = 'nim',
diff --git a/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index 7a1ff08c7a..4cd6b764ca 100644
--- a/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/test/old/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ func s:GetFilenameChecks() abort
     \ 'neomuttrc': ['Neomuttrc', '.neomuttrc', '.neomuttrc-file', '/.neomutt/neomuttrc', '/.neomutt/neomuttrc-file', 'Neomuttrc', 'Neomuttrc-file', 'any/.neomutt/neomuttrc', 'any/.neomutt/neomuttrc-file', 'neomuttrc', 'neomuttrc-file'],
     \ 'netrc': ['.netrc'],
     \ 'nginx': ['file.nginx', 'nginxfile.conf', 'filenginx.conf', 'any/etc/nginx/file', 'any/usr/local/nginx/conf/file', 'any/nginx/file.conf'],
-    \ 'nickle': ['file.ncl'],
+    \ 'nickel': ['file.ncl'],
     \ 'nim': ['file.nim', 'file.nims', 'file.nimble'],
     \ 'ninja': ['file.ninja'],
     \ 'nix': ['file.nix'],