diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinAttributeInterfaces.td b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinAttributeInterfaces.td
index 6220d80264bdf..6cf8729b92c83 100644
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinAttributeInterfaces.td
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinAttributeInterfaces.td
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ def MemRefLayoutAttrInterface : AttrInterface<"MemRefLayoutAttrInterface"> {
 
     Note: the MemRef type's layout is assumed to represent simple strided buffer
     layout. For more complicated case, like sparse storage buffers,
-    it is preferable to use separate type with more specic layout, rather then
-    introducing extra complexity to the builtin MemRef type.
+    it is preferable to use a separate type with a more specific layout, rather
+    than introducing extra complexity to the builtin MemRef type.
   }];
 
   let methods = [