diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h
index 7f1a31db..0a539f32 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 //
-// base sink templated over a mutex (either dummy or realy)
-// concrete implementation should only overrid the _sink_it method.
+// base sink templated over a mutex (either dummy or real)
+// concrete implementation should only override the _sink_it method.
 // all locking is taken care of here so no locking needed by the implementers..
 //