diff --git a/src/H5Gtraverse.c b/src/H5Gtraverse.c
index 7c2a7d08d13..36c28a5aaa0 100644
--- a/src/H5Gtraverse.c
+++ b/src/H5Gtraverse.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ H5G__traverse_ud(const H5G_loc_t *grp_loc /*in,out*/, const H5O_link_t *lnk, H5G
     if ((cur_grp = H5VL_wrap_register(H5I_GROUP, grp, false)) < 0)
         HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_SYM, H5E_CANTREGISTER, FAIL, "unable to register group");
 
-    /* Pause recording errors, if we are just checking for object's existance */
+    /* Pause recording errors, if we are just checking for object's existence */
     if (target & H5G_TARGET_EXISTS)
         H5E_pause_stack();
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ H5G__traverse_ud(const H5G_loc_t *grp_loc /*in,out*/, const H5O_link_t *lnk, H5G
                                         H5CX_get_dxpl());
 #endif /* H5_NO_DEPRECATED_SYMBOLS */
 
-    /* Resume recording errors, if we were just checking for object's existance */
+    /* Resume recording errors, if we were just checking for object's existence */
     if (target & H5G_TARGET_EXISTS)
         H5E_resume_stack();