diff --git a/src/Castle.Windsor.Tests/MicroKernelTestCase.cs b/src/Castle.Windsor.Tests/MicroKernelTestCase.cs
index 4b0eb5dd21..a1895af193 100644
--- a/src/Castle.Windsor.Tests/MicroKernelTestCase.cs
+++ b/src/Castle.Windsor.Tests/MicroKernelTestCase.cs
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public void ShouldNotRegisterAbstractClassAsComponentImplementation_With_Lifesty
 
 			var expectedMessage =
 				string.Format(
-					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instansiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
+					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instantiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
 					Environment.NewLine);
 			var exception =
 				Assert.Throws(typeof(ComponentRegistrationException), () =>
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ public void ShouldNotRegisterAbstractClassAsComponentImplementation_With_Lifesty
 			Kernel.Register(Component.For<ICommon>().ImplementedBy<BaseCommonComponent>().Named("abstract").LifeStyle.Pooled);
 			var expectedMessage =
 				string.Format(
-					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instansiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
+					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instantiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
 					Environment.NewLine);
 			var exception =
 				Assert.Throws(typeof(ComponentRegistrationException), () => Kernel.Resolve<ICommon>("abstract"));
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public void ShouldNotRegisterAbstractClassAsComponentImplementation_With_Simple_
 
 			var expectedMessage =
 				string.Format(
-					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instansiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
+					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instantiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
 					Environment.NewLine);
 			var exception =
 				Assert.Throws(typeof(ComponentRegistrationException), () => Kernel.Resolve<ICommon>("abstract"));
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ public void ShouldNotRegisterAbstractClass_With_LifestyleType_And_Override_Signa
 
 			var expectedMessage =
 				string.Format(
-					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instansiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
+					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instantiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
 					Environment.NewLine);
 			var exception =
 				Assert.Throws<ComponentRegistrationException>(() => Kernel.Resolve<ICommon>("abstract"));
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public void ShouldNotRegisterAbstractClass_With_LifestyleType_Signature()
 
 			var expectedMessage =
 				string.Format(
-					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instansiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
+					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instantiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
 					Environment.NewLine);
 			var exception =
 				Assert.Throws(typeof(ComponentRegistrationException), () => Kernel.Resolve<ICommon>("abstract"));
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public void ShouldNotRegisterAbstractClass_With_Simple_Signature()
 			Kernel.Register(Component.For<BaseCommonComponent>().Named("abstract"));
 			var expectedMessage =
 				string.Format(
-					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instansiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
+					"Type Castle.MicroKernel.Tests.ClassComponents.BaseCommonComponent is abstract.{0} As such, it is not possible to instantiate it as implementation of service 'abstract'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
 					Environment.NewLine);
 			var exception =
 				Assert.Throws(typeof(ComponentRegistrationException), () => Kernel.Resolve<ICommon>("abstract"));
diff --git a/src/Castle.Windsor/MicroKernel/ComponentActivator/DefaultComponentActivator.cs b/src/Castle.Windsor/MicroKernel/ComponentActivator/DefaultComponentActivator.cs
index 02453d7838..f183cfa50c 100644
--- a/src/Castle.Windsor/MicroKernel/ComponentActivator/DefaultComponentActivator.cs
+++ b/src/Castle.Windsor/MicroKernel/ComponentActivator/DefaultComponentActivator.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ protected virtual object CreateInstance(CreationContext context, ConstructorCand
 			{
 				throw new ComponentRegistrationException(
 					string.Format(
-						"Type {0} is abstract.{2} As such, it is not possible to instansiate it as implementation of service '{1}'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
+						"Type {0} is abstract.{2} As such, it is not possible to instantiate it as implementation of service '{1}'. Did you forget to proxy it?",
 						Model.Implementation.FullName,
 						Model.Name,
 						Environment.NewLine));