diff --git a/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs b/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs
index 7b91b1bcb3b..0122c00f890 100644
--- a/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/ptr/const_ptr.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *const T {
     ///
     /// The resulting pointer will have provenance of `self`. This operation is semantically the
     /// same as creating a new pointer with the data pointer value of `self` but the metadata of
-    /// `meta`, being fat or thing depending on the `meta` operand.
+    /// `meta`, being fat or thin depending on the `meta` operand.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
diff --git a/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs b/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs
index e1a181158af..a57097f8cbd 100644
--- a/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/ptr/mut_ptr.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl<T: ?Sized> *mut T {
     ///
     /// The resulting pointer will have provenance of `self`. This operation is semantically the
     /// same as creating a new pointer with the data pointer value of `self` but the metadata of
-    /// `meta`, being fat or thing depending on the `meta` operand.
+    /// `meta`, being fat or thin depending on the `meta` operand.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///