diff -u b/modules/field/modules/text/text.module b/modules/field/modules/text/text.module
--- b/modules/field/modules/text/text.module
+++ b/modules/field/modules/text/text.module
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
         '#size' => $instance['widget']['settings']['size'],
         '#attributes' => array('class' => array('text-full')),
       );
-      // If the field itslef has a maxlenthgh include that on the widget.
+      // If the field itself has a maxlength include that on the widget.
       if (isset($field['settings']['max_length'])) {
         $main_widget['#maxlength'] = $field['settings']['max_length'];
       }