diff --git a/doc/design/scope.md b/doc/design/scope.md
index e08aebfb0194f0d1ee490b437132b06d7b420ec7..23893308b2a0a7294c396833e6e3d3a1f898462f 100644
--- a/doc/design/scope.md
+++ b/doc/design/scope.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Scope {
  public:
   Scope(const std::shared_ptr<Scope>& scope): parent_(scope) {}
 
-  Variable* GetVar(const std::string& name) const {
+  Variable* GetVariable(const std::string& name) const {
     Variable* var = GetVarLocally(name);
     if (var != nullptr) {
       return var;