diff --git a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
index 4385ae5ee58..a179adac4fc 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
+++ b/c++/src/H5Location.cpp
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ H5Location::mount(const char *name, const H5File &child, const PropList &plist)
     hid_t plist_id = plist.getId();
     hid_t child_id = child.getId();
 
-    // Call C routine H5Fmount to do the mouting
+    // Call C routine H5Fmount to do the mounting
     herr_t ret_value = H5Fmount(getId(), name, child_id, plist_id);
 
     // Raise exception if H5Fmount returns negative value
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ H5Location::mount(const H5std_string &name, const H5File &child, const PropList
 void
 H5Location::unmount(const char *name) const
 {
-    // Call C routine H5Fmount to do the mouting
+    // Call C routine H5Funmount to do the unmounting
     herr_t ret_value = H5Funmount(getId(), name);
 
     // Raise exception if H5Funmount returns negative value
diff --git a/src/H5Opkg.h b/src/H5Opkg.h
index eb22f432063..41b70058bcb 100644
--- a/src/H5Opkg.h
+++ b/src/H5Opkg.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
         } /* end if */                                                                                       \
     }     /* end if */
 
-/* Flags for a message class's "sharability" */
+/* Flags for a message class's "shareability" */
 #define H5O_SHARE_IS_SHARABLE 0x01
 #define H5O_SHARE_IN_OHDR     0x02