diff --git a/man/waybar-sway-workspaces.5.scd b/man/waybar-sway-workspaces.5.scd
index 39c8daed..fe38d238 100644
--- a/man/waybar-sway-workspaces.5.scd
+++ b/man/waybar-sway-workspaces.5.scd
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ Additional to workspace name matching, the following *format-icons* can be set.
 - *urgent*: Will be shown, when workspace is flagged as urgent
 - *focused*: Will be shown, when workspace is focused
 
-# PERSISTANT WORKSPACES
+# PERSISTENT WORKSPACES
 
-Each entry of *persistant_workspace* names a workspace that should always be shown.
+Each entry of *persistent_workspace* names a workspace that should always be shown.
 Associated with that value is a list of outputs indicating *where* the workspace should be shown,
 an empty list denoting all outputs.
 
 ```
 "sway/workspaces": {
-    "persistant_workspaces": {
+    "persistent_workspaces": {
         "3": [], // Always show a workspace with name '3', on all outputs if it does not exists
         "4": ["eDP-1"], // Always show a workspace with name '4', on output 'eDP-1' if it does not exists
         "5": ["eDP-1", "DP-2"] // Always show a workspace with name '5', on outputs 'eDP-1' and 'DP-2' if it does not exists
@@ -120,4 +120,4 @@ n.b.: the list of outputs can be obtained from command line using *swaymsg -t ge
 - *#workspaces button.visible*
 - *#workspaces button.focused*
 - *#workspaces button.urgent*
-- *#workspaces button.persistant*
+- *#workspaces button.persistent*
diff --git a/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp
index 27d30a94..23cf0cea 100644
--- a/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sway/workspaces.cpp
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ void Workspaces::onCmd(const struct Ipc::ipc_response &res) {
                                   : true;
                      });
 
-        // adding persistant workspaces (as per the config file)
-        if (config_["persistant_workspaces"].isObject()) {
-          const Json::Value &            p_workspaces = config_["persistant_workspaces"];
+        // adding persistent workspaces (as per the config file)
+        if (config_["persistent_workspaces"].isObject()) {
+          const Json::Value &            p_workspaces = config_["persistent_workspaces"];
           const std::vector<std::string> p_workspaces_names = p_workspaces.getMemberNames();
 
           for (const std::string &p_w_name : p_workspaces_names) {
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ auto Workspaces::update() -> void {
       button.get_style_context()->remove_class("urgent");
     }
     if ((*it)["target_output"].isString()) {
-      button.get_style_context()->add_class("persistant");
+      button.get_style_context()->add_class("persistent");
     } else {
-      button.get_style_context()->remove_class("persistant");
+      button.get_style_context()->remove_class("persistent");
     }
     if (needReorder) {
       box_.reorder_child(button, it - workspaces_.begin());