diff --git a/src/H5Pfcpl.c b/src/H5Pfcpl.c
index 446961889d2..34230d58597 100644
--- a/src/H5Pfcpl.c
+++ b/src/H5Pfcpl.c
@@ -909,8 +909,8 @@ H5Pget_shared_mesg_index(hid_t plist_id, unsigned index_num, unsigned *mesg_type
  * Function:       H5P__fcrt_shmsg_index_types_enc
  *
  * Purpose:        Callback routine which is called whenever the shared
- *                 message indec types in file creation property list
- *                 is encoded.
+ *                 message index types in a file creation property list
+ *                 are encoded.
  *
  * Return:	   Success:	Non-negative
  *		   Failure:	Negative
@@ -953,8 +953,8 @@ H5P__fcrt_shmsg_index_types_enc(const void *value, void **_pp, size_t *size)
  * Function:       H5P__fcrt_shmsg_index_types_dec
  *
  * Purpose:        Callback routine which is called whenever the shared
- *                 message indec types in file creation property list
- *                 is decoded.
+ *                 message index types in a file creation property list
+ *                 are decoded.
  *
  * Return:	   Success:	Non-negative
  *		   Failure:	Negative
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ H5P__fcrt_shmsg_index_types_dec(const void **_pp, void *_value)
  * Function:       H5P__fcrt_shmsg_index_minsize_enc
  *
  * Purpose:        Callback routine which is called whenever the shared
- *                 message index minsize in file creation property list
+ *                 message index minsize in a file creation property list
  *                 is encoded.
  *
  * Return:	   Success:	Non-negative
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ H5P__fcrt_shmsg_index_minsize_enc(const void *value, void **_pp, size_t *size)
  * Function:       H5P__fcrt_shmsg_index_minsize_dec
  *
  * Purpose:        Callback routine which is called whenever the shared
- *                 message indec minsize in file creation property list
+ *                 message index minsize in a file creation property list
  *                 is decoded.
  *
  * Return:	   Success:	Non-negative