diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 3e4212a4..adb63d25 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Changed
   to avoid ``soxr`` dependency. The resample backend is configurable to
   ``soxr``, ``samplerate``, if these packages are available, and otherwise
   falls back to ``scipy.signal.resample_poly``.
+- Fixes typo in ``materials.json``: ``ceiling_fibre_abosrber -> ceiling_fibre_absorber``.
 
 `0.8.1`_ - 2024-10-30
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diff --git a/pyroomacoustics/data/materials.json b/pyroomacoustics/data/materials.json
index d720c5b5..c4f5d988 100644
--- a/pyroomacoustics/data/materials.json
+++ b/pyroomacoustics/data/materials.json
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@
         "description": "Plasterboard ceiling on battens with large air-space above",
         "coeffs": [0.20, 0.15, 0.10, 0.08, 0.04, 0.02]
       },
-      "ceiling_fibre_abosrber": {
+      "ceiling_fibre_absorber": {
         "description": "Fibre absorber on perforated sheet metal cartridge, 0,5 mm zinc-plated steel, 1.5 mm hole diameter, 200 mm cavity filled with 20 mm mineral wool (20 kg/m3), inflammable",
         "coeffs": [0.48, 0.97, 1.0, 0.97, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0]
       },