diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb
index 9185045adf..f66356c939 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable.rb
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ module ActionView
     def handler
       Template.handler_class_for_extension(extension)
     end
-    memorize :handler
+    memoize :handler
 
     def compiled_source
       handler.new(nil).compile(self) if handler.compilable?
     end
-    memorize :compiled_source
+    memoize :compiled_source
 
     def render(view, local_assigns = {})
       view._first_render ||= self
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable_partial.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable_partial.rb
index d2fe635b9c..fdb1a5e6a7 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable_partial.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/renderable_partial.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ module ActionView
     def variable_name
       name.sub(/\A_/, '').to_sym
     end
-    memorize :variable_name
+    memoize :variable_name
 
     def counter_name
       "#{variable_name}_counter".to_sym
     end
-    memorize :counter_name
+    memoize :counter_name
 
     def render(view, local_assigns = {})
       ActionController::Base.benchmark("Rendered #{path_without_format_and_extension}", Logger::DEBUG, false) do
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb
index b39ba0c48b..304aec3a4c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb
@@ -20,34 +20,34 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
     def format_and_extension
       (extensions = [format, extension].compact.join(".")).blank? ? nil : extensions
     end
-    memorize :format_and_extension
+    memoize :format_and_extension
 
     def path
       [base_path, [name, format, extension].compact.join('.')].compact.join('/')
     end
-    memorize :path
+    memoize :path
 
     def path_without_extension
       [base_path, [name, format].compact.join('.')].compact.join('/')
     end
-    memorize :path_without_extension
+    memoize :path_without_extension
 
     def path_without_format_and_extension
       [base_path, name].compact.join('/')
     end
-    memorize :path_without_format_and_extension
+    memoize :path_without_format_and_extension
 
     def source
       File.read(filename)
     end
-    memorize :source
+    memoize :source
 
     def method_segment
       segment = File.expand_path(filename)
       segment.sub!(/^#{Regexp.escape(File.expand_path(RAILS_ROOT))}/, '') if defined?(RAILS_ROOT)
       segment.gsub!(/([^a-zA-Z0-9_])/) { $1.ord }
     end
-    memorize :method_segment
+    memoize :method_segment
 
     def render_template(view, local_assigns = {})
       render(view, local_assigns)
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/memoizable.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/memoizable.rb
index c78fb0a793..65feca363a 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/memoizable.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/memoizable.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ module ActiveSupport
     end
 
     module ClassMethods
-      def memorize(symbol)
-        original_method = "_unmemorized_#{symbol}"
+      def memoize(symbol)
+        original_method = "_unmemoized_#{symbol}"
         alias_method original_method, symbol
         class_eval <<-EOS, __FILE__, __LINE__
           def #{symbol}
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module ActiveSupport
 
     def freeze
       methods.each do |method|
-        if m = method.to_s.match(/^_unmemorized_(.*)/)
+        if m = method.to_s.match(/^_unmemoized_(.*)/)
           send(m[1]).freeze
         end
       end
diff --git a/activesupport/test/memoizable_test.rb b/activesupport/test/memoizable_test.rb
index 40a02cf253..1b6cec2b2f 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/memoizable_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/memoizable_test.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ uses_mocha 'Memoizable' do
       def name
         fetch_name_from_floppy
       end
-      memorize :name
+      memoize :name
 
       def age
         nil
       end
-      memorize :age
+      memoize :age
 
       private
         def fetch_name_from_floppy