diff --git a/aws_xray_sdk/core/async_recorder.py b/aws_xray_sdk/core/async_recorder.py
index 3ef6a2d8..d7b3d198 100644
--- a/aws_xray_sdk/core/async_recorder.py
+++ b/aws_xray_sdk/core/async_recorder.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def capture_async(self, name=None):
 
     def in_segment_async(self, name=None, **segment_kwargs):
         """
-        Return a segment async context manger.
+        Return a segment async context manager.
 
         :param str name: the name of the segment
         :param dict segment_kwargs: remaining arguments passed directly to `begin_segment`
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def in_segment_async(self, name=None, **segment_kwargs):
 
     def in_subsegment_async(self, name=None, **subsegment_kwargs):
         """
-        Return a subsegment async context manger.
+        Return a subsegment async context manager.
 
         :param str name: the name of the segment
         :param dict segment_kwargs: remaining arguments passed directly to `begin_segment`
diff --git a/aws_xray_sdk/core/recorder.py b/aws_xray_sdk/core/recorder.py
index bee55cd7..63ae1170 100644
--- a/aws_xray_sdk/core/recorder.py
+++ b/aws_xray_sdk/core/recorder.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class to have your own implementation of the streaming process.
 
     def in_segment(self, name=None, **segment_kwargs):
         """
-        Return a segment context manger.
+        Return a segment context manager.
 
         :param str name: the name of the segment
         :param dict segment_kwargs: remaining arguments passed directly to `begin_segment`
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def in_segment(self, name=None, **segment_kwargs):
 
     def in_subsegment(self, name=None, **subsegment_kwargs):
         """
-        Return a subsegment context manger.
+        Return a subsegment context manager.
 
         :param str name: the name of the subsegment
         :param dict subsegment_kwargs: remaining arguments passed directly to `begin_subsegment`