1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el b/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
index 7c1e1566a9f..339160db9bd 100644
--- a/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
+++ b/lisp/textmodes/flyspell.el
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ property of the major mode name.")
 (defface flyspell-incorrect
   '((((class color)) (:foreground "OrangeRed" :bold t :underline t))
     (t (:bold t)))
-  "Face used to display a misspelled word in Flyspell."
+  "Face used for marking a misspelled word in Flyspell."
   :group 'flyspell)
 ;; backward-compatibility alias
 (put 'flyspell-incorrect-face 'face-alias 'flyspell-incorrect)
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ property of the major mode name.")
 (defface flyspell-duplicate
   '((((class color)) (:foreground "Gold3" :bold t :underline t))
     (t (:bold t)))
-  "Face used to display subsequent occurrences of a misspelled word.
+  "Face used for marking a misspelled word that appears twice in the buffer.
 See also `flyspell-duplicate-distance'."
   :group 'flyspell)
 ;; backward-compatibility alias