diff --git a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_download_item.cc b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_download_item.cc
index 6b3dfbf3f7db..ec4dcd84b285 100644
--- a/atom/browser/api/atom_api_download_item.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/api/atom_api_download_item.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct Converter<content::DownloadItem::DownloadState> {
         download_state = "cancelled";
         break;
       case content::DownloadItem::INTERRUPTED:
-        download_state = "interrputed";
+        download_state = "interrupted";
         break;
       default:
         break;
diff --git a/docs/api/download-item.md b/docs/api/download-item.md
index 5097fde83f5c..53cd56cca9e5 100644
--- a/docs/api/download-item.md
+++ b/docs/api/download-item.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Emits when the `downloadItem` gets updated.
   * `interrupted` - An error broke the connection with the file server.
 
 Emits when the download is in a terminal state. This includes a completed
-download, a cancelled download(via `downloadItem.cancel()`), and interrputed
+download, a cancelled download(via `downloadItem.cancel()`), and interrupted
 download that can't be resumed.
 
 ## Methods