diff --git a/armi/reactor/converters/blockConverters.py b/armi/reactor/converters/blockConverters.py
index 4eb5aaad7..fcbdada83 100644
--- a/armi/reactor/converters/blockConverters.py
+++ b/armi/reactor/converters/blockConverters.py
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ def convert(self):
     def _addBlockRings(
         self, blockToAdd, blockName, numRingsToAdd, firstRing, mainComponent=None
     ):
-        """Add a homogenous block ring to the converted block."""
+        """Add a homogeneous block ring to the converted block."""
         runLog.info(
             "Converting representative block {} to its equivalent cylindrical model".format(
                 self._sourceBlock
diff --git a/armi/reactor/tests/test_blocks.py b/armi/reactor/tests/test_blocks.py
index 6660212ae..831fd3519 100644
--- a/armi/reactor/tests/test_blocks.py
+++ b/armi/reactor/tests/test_blocks.py
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ def test_getPinCoords(self):
         nRings = hexagon.numRingsToHoldNumCells(nPins) - 1
         self.assertAlmostEqual(math.sqrt(cornerMag), nRings * pinPitch)
 
-    def test_getPitchHomogenousBlock(self):
+    def test_getPitchHomogeneousBlock(self):
         """
         Demonstrate how to communicate pitch on a hex block with unshaped components.
 
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ def setUp(self):
     def test_getPitchSquare(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.cartesianBlock.getPitch(), (self.PITCH, self.PITCH))
 
-    def test_getPitchHomogenousBlock(self):
+    def test_getPitchHomogeneousBlock(self):
         """
         Demonstrate how to communicate pitch on a hex block with unshaped components.
 
@@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@ def test_getPitchHomogenousBlock(self):
         # the desired area fraction.
         # The second way is to define all physical material components as unshaped, and
         # add an additional infinitely thin Void component (no area) that defines pitch.
-        # See second part of HexBlock_TestCase.test_getPitchHomogenousBlock for
+        # See second part of HexBlock_TestCase.test_getPitchHomogeneousBlock for
         # demonstration.
         cartBlock = blocks.CartesianBlock("TestCartBlock")