diff --git a/bob/measure/script/commands.py b/bob/measure/script/commands.py
index 61d650a8a325a6b4d2e96aca213cc6f5b2d25fbb..de756b6564b7639f0028dd5f023c2df0a13d9ba9 100644
--- a/bob/measure/script/commands.py
+++ b/bob/measure/script/commands.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def hist(ctx, scores, evaluation, **kwargs):
         $ bob measure hist dev-scores1 eval-scores1 dev-scores2
         eval-scores2
 
-        $ bob measure hist --criter hter --show-dev dev-scores1 eval-scores1
+        $ bob measure hist --criterion hter --show-dev dev-scores1 eval-scores1
     """
     process = figure.Hist(ctx, scores, evaluation, load.split)
     process.run()
diff --git a/bob/measure/script/common_options.py b/bob/measure/script/common_options.py
index 19331f86fc819ce60ce7275d7db2ba2459869d9c..79c25df350991664236465835874fa840d95d82f 100644
--- a/bob/measure/script/common_options.py
+++ b/bob/measure/script/common_options.py
@@ -250,13 +250,13 @@ def criterion_option(lcriteria=['eer', 'hter', 'far'], **kwargs):
             list_accepted_crit = lcriteria if lcriteria is not None else \
                     ['eer', 'hter', 'far']
             if value not in list_accepted_crit:
-                raise click.BadParameter('Incorrect value for `--criter`. '
+                raise click.BadParameter('Incorrect value for `--criterion`. '
                                          'Must be one of [`%s`]' %
                                          '`, `'.join(list_accepted_crit))
             ctx.meta['criter'] = value
             return value
         return click.option(
-            '--criter', default='eer', help='Criterion to compute plots and '
+            '--criterion', default='eer', help='Criterion to compute plots and '
             'metrics: `eer` (default), `hter`',
             callback=callback, is_eager=True ,**kwargs)(func)
     return custom_criterion_option
diff --git a/bob/measure/test_script.py b/bob/measure/test_script.py
index dd29f4634c03cd6067497ac49397642233648baf..cacc45eb15cf41fdff4d6922b9f82e4f24565c42 100644
--- a/bob/measure/test_script.py
+++ b/bob/measure/test_script.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def test_hist():
         assert result.exit_code == 0, (result.exit_code, result.output)
 
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
-        result = runner.invoke(commands.hist, ['--no-evaluation', '--criter', 'hter',
+        result = runner.invoke(commands.hist, ['--no-evaluation', '--criterion', 'hter',
                                                '--output', 'HISTO.pdf',  '-b', 
                                                30, dev1, dev2])
         if result.output:
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def test_hist():
         assert result.exit_code == 0, (result.exit_code, result.output)
 
     with runner.isolated_filesystem():
-        result = runner.invoke(commands.hist, ['--criter', 'eer','--output',
+        result = runner.invoke(commands.hist, ['--criterion', 'eer','--output',
                                                'HISTO.pdf',  '-b',  30,
                                                dev1, test1, dev2, test2])
         if result.output: