diff --git a/examples/c++/example.cpp b/examples/c++/example.cpp
index 77f7702f2..7ffa04709 100644
--- a/examples/c++/example.cpp
+++ b/examples/c++/example.cpp
@@ -972,6 +972,8 @@ void substitute_example() {
     std::cout << new_f << std::endl;
 }
 
+
+
 int main() {
     try {
         demorgan(); std::cout << "\n";
diff --git a/src/api/c++/z3++.h b/src/api/c++/z3++.h
index 9941e5082..b4e90f4f4 100644
--- a/src/api/c++/z3++.h
+++ b/src/api/c++/z3++.h
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ namespace z3 {
             assert(e.is_bool());
             return handle(Z3_optimize_assert_soft(ctx(), m_opt, e, weight, 0)); 
         }
-        handle maximzie(expr const& e) {
+        handle maximize(expr const& e) {
             return handle(Z3_optimize_maximize(ctx(), m_opt, e));
         }
         handle minimize(expr const& e) {