diff --git a/doc/examples/tapeables/README.md b/doc/examples/tapeables/README.md
index 7c2f2692e..0b98cba3f 100644
--- a/doc/examples/tapeables/README.md
+++ b/doc/examples/tapeables/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-# tapeables
+# tapables
 
-A Flame game showcasing how to use a tapeable component
+A Flame game showcasing how to use a tapable component
diff --git a/doc/examples/tapeables/lib/main.dart b/doc/examples/tapeables/lib/main.dart
index 56bf98f4c..b6c322723 100644
--- a/doc/examples/tapeables/lib/main.dart
+++ b/doc/examples/tapeables/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flame/game.dart';
 import 'package:flame/components/component.dart';
-import 'package:flame/components/mixins/tapeable.dart';
+import 'package:flame/components/mixins/tapable.dart';
 
 void main() {
   final game = MyGame();
   runApp(game.widget);
 }
 
-class TapeableSquare extends PositionComponent with Tapeable {
+class TapableSquare extends PositionComponent with Tapable {
   static final Paint _white = Paint()..color = const Color(0xFFFFFFFF);
   static final Paint _grey = Paint()..color = const Color(0xFFA5A5A5);
 
   bool _beenPressed = false;
 
-  TapeableSquare({double y = 100}) {
+  TapableSquare({double y = 100}) {
     x = width = height = 100;
     this.y = y;
   }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class TapeableSquare extends PositionComponent with Tapeable {
 
 class MyGame extends BaseGame {
   MyGame() {
-    add(TapeableSquare());
-    add(TapeableSquare(y: 400));
+    add(TapableSquare());
+    add(TapableSquare(y: 400));
   }
 }
diff --git a/doc/examples/tapeables/pubspec.yaml b/doc/examples/tapeables/pubspec.yaml
index 80fd63348..ea4cf0287 100644
--- a/doc/examples/tapeables/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/doc/examples/tapeables/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-name: tapeables
-description: A flame game showcasing the use of tapeable components
+name: tapables
+description: A flame game showcasing the use of tapable components
 
 version: 1.0.0+1
 
diff --git a/doc/input.md b/doc/input.md
index 095da5a1b..8bd47d56d 100644
--- a/doc/input.md
+++ b/doc/input.md
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ Here are some example of more complex Gesture Recognizers:
 ```
 __ATTENTION:__ `Flame.util.addGestureRecognizer` must be called after the `runApp`, otherwise Flutter's `GestureBinding` will not be initialized yet and exceptions will occur.
 
-## Tapeable components
+## Tapable components
 
-Flame also offers a simple helper to make it easier to handle tap events on `PositionComponent`, by using the mixin `Tapeable` your components can override the following methods, enabling easy to use tap events on your Component.
+Flame also offers a simple helper to make it easier to handle tap events on `PositionComponent`, by using the mixin `Tapable` your components can override the following methods, enabling easy to use tap events on your Component.
 
 ```dart
   void onTapCancel() {}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Minimal component example:
 import 'package:flame/components/component.dart';
 import 'package:flame/components/events/gestures.dart';
 
-class TapeableComponent extends PositionComponent with Tapeable {
+class TapableComponent extends PositionComponent with Tapable {
 
   // update and render omitted
 
diff --git a/lib/components/composed_component.dart b/lib/components/composed_component.dart
index cd132e32f..cca3bce6c 100644
--- a/lib/components/composed_component.dart
+++ b/lib/components/composed_component.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:ui';
 
 import 'package:flame/components/mixins/has_game_ref.dart';
-import 'package:flame/components/mixins/tapeable.dart';
+import 'package:flame/components/mixins/tapable.dart';
 import 'package:flame/game.dart';
 import 'package:ordered_set/comparing.dart';
 import 'package:ordered_set/ordered_set.dart';
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import 'mixins/resizable.dart';
 /// }
 /// ```
 ///
-mixin ComposedComponent on Component, HasGameRef, Tapeable {
+mixin ComposedComponent on Component, HasGameRef, Tapable {
   OrderedSet<Component> components =
       OrderedSet(Comparing.on((c) => c.priority()));
 
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ mixin ComposedComponent on Component, HasGameRef, Tapeable {
     components.add(c);
   }
 
-  // this is an important override for the Tapeable mixin
+  // this is an important override for the Tapable mixin
   @override
-  Iterable<Tapeable> tapeableChildren() => _findT<Tapeable>();
+  Iterable<Tapable> tapableChildren() => _findT<Tapable>();
 
   // this is an important override for the Resizable mixin
   Iterable<Resizable> resizableChildren() => _findT<Resizable>();
diff --git a/lib/components/mixins/tapeable.dart b/lib/components/mixins/tapable.dart
similarity index 60%
rename from lib/components/mixins/tapeable.dart
rename to lib/components/mixins/tapable.dart
index 72b19c64d..94f1afa07 100644
--- a/lib/components/mixins/tapeable.dart
+++ b/lib/components/mixins/tapable.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import 'dart:ui';
 
 import 'package:flutter/gestures.dart';
 
-mixin Tapeable {
+mixin Tapable {
   Rect toRect();
 
   void onTapCancel() {}
@@ -15,23 +15,23 @@ mixin Tapeable {
     if (checkTapOverlap(details.globalPosition)) {
       onTapDown(details);
     }
-    tapeableChildren().forEach((c) => c.handleTapDown(details));
+    tapableChildren().forEach((c) => c.handleTapDown(details));
   }
 
   void handleTapUp(TapUpDetails details) {
     if (checkTapOverlap(details.globalPosition)) {
       onTapUp(details);
     }
-    tapeableChildren().forEach((c) => c.handleTapUp(details));
+    tapableChildren().forEach((c) => c.handleTapUp(details));
   }
 
   void handleTapCancel() {
     onTapCancel();
-    tapeableChildren().forEach((c) => c.handleTapCancel());
+    tapableChildren().forEach((c) => c.handleTapCancel());
   }
 
-  /// Overwrite this to add children to this [Tapeable].
+  /// Overwrite this to add children to this [Tapable].
   ///
-  /// If a [Tapeable] has children, its children be taped as well.
-  Iterable<Tapeable> tapeableChildren() => [];
+  /// If a [Tapable] has children, its children be taped as well.
+  Iterable<Tapable> tapableChildren() => [];
 }
diff --git a/lib/game.dart b/lib/game.dart
index b3692f160..b27faf1b1 100644
--- a/lib/game.dart
+++ b/lib/game.dart
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import 'package:ordered_set/ordered_set.dart';
 
 import 'components/component.dart';
 import 'components/mixins/has_game_ref.dart';
-import 'components/mixins/tapeable.dart';
+import 'components/mixins/tapable.dart';
 import 'flame.dart';
 import 'position.dart';
 
@@ -111,22 +111,22 @@ abstract class BaseGame extends Game {
   /// List of deltas used in debug mode to calculate FPS
   final List<double> _dts = [];
 
-  Iterable<Tapeable> get _tapeableComponents =>
-      components.where((c) => c is Tapeable).cast();
+  Iterable<Tapable> get _tapableComponents =>
+      components.where((c) => c is Tapable).cast();
 
   @override
   void onTapCancel() {
-    _tapeableComponents.forEach((c) => c.handleTapCancel());
+    _tapableComponents.forEach((c) => c.handleTapCancel());
   }
 
   @override
   void onTapDown(TapDownDetails details) {
-    _tapeableComponents.forEach((c) => c.handleTapDown(details));
+    _tapableComponents.forEach((c) => c.handleTapDown(details));
   }
 
   @override
   void onTapUp(TapUpDetails details) {
-    _tapeableComponents.forEach((c) => c.handleTapUp(details));
+    _tapableComponents.forEach((c) => c.handleTapUp(details));
   }
 
   /// This method is called for every component added, both via [add] and [addLater] methods.
diff --git a/test/composed_component_test.dart b/test/composed_component_test.dart
index eb8d37d0e..aabfd36fa 100644
--- a/test/composed_component_test.dart
+++ b/test/composed_component_test.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import 'dart:ui';
 import 'package:flame/components/composed_component.dart';
 import 'package:flame/components/mixins/has_game_ref.dart';
 import 'package:flame/components/mixins/resizable.dart';
-import 'package:flame/components/mixins/tapeable.dart';
+import 'package:flame/components/mixins/tapable.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/gestures.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import 'package:flame/components/component.dart';
 
 class MyGame extends BaseGame {}
 
-class MyTap extends PositionComponent with Tapeable, Resizable {
+class MyTap extends PositionComponent with Tapable, Resizable {
   bool tapped = false;
 
   @override
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class MyTap extends PositionComponent with Tapeable, Resizable {
 }
 
 class MyComposed extends Component
-    with HasGameRef, Tapeable, ComposedComponent {
+    with HasGameRef, Tapable, ComposedComponent {
   @override
   void update(double dt) {}
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class MyComposed extends Component
   Rect toRect() => Rect.zero;
 }
 
-class PositionComponentNoNeedForRect extends PositionComponent with Tapeable {
+class PositionComponentNoNeedForRect extends PositionComponent with Tapable {
   @override
   void render(Canvas c) {}