diff --git a/build/misspellings.txt b/build/misspellings.txt
index 2516dbf180..926b5952d4 100644
--- a/build/misspellings.txt
+++ b/build/misspellings.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     r'(?i)bandwith': 'bandwidth',
     r'(?i)cur+ent': 'current',
     r"(?i)doens?'t": "doesn't",
+    r'(?i)droping': 'dropping',
     r'(?i)ful+screen': 'fullscreen',
     r'(?i)futher': 'further',
     r'(?i)gene?ra?tor': 'generator',
diff --git a/lib/util/stream_utils.js b/lib/util/stream_utils.js
index 412fc7210a..bbab005b08 100644
--- a/lib/util/stream_utils.js
+++ b/lib/util/stream_utils.js
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ shaka.util.StreamUtils = class {
       const video = variant.video;
       if (audio && currentVariant && currentVariant.audio) {
         if (!StreamUtils.areStreamsCompatible_(audio, currentVariant.audio)) {
-          shaka.log.debug('Droping variant - not compatible with active audio',
+          shaka.log.debug('Dropping variant - not compatible with active audio',
               'active audio',
               StreamUtils.getStreamSummaryString_(currentVariant.audio),
               'variant.audio',
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ shaka.util.StreamUtils = class {
 
       if (video && currentVariant && currentVariant.video) {
         if (!StreamUtils.areStreamsCompatible_(video, currentVariant.video)) {
-          shaka.log.debug('Droping variant - not compatible with active video',
+          shaka.log.debug('Dropping variant - not compatible with active video',
               'active video',
               StreamUtils.getStreamSummaryString_(currentVariant.video),
               'variant.video',