diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index be8b8d310..cc9e7b2be 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -3734,5 +3734,5 @@ void CheckOther::sizeofsizeof()
 void CheckOther::sizeofsizeofError(const Token *tok)
 {
     reportError(tok, Severity::style,
-                "sizeofsizeof", "Suspicios code 'sizeof sizeof ..', most likely there should only be one sizeof. The current code is equivalent with 'sizeof(size_t)'.");
+                "sizeofsizeof", "Suspicious code 'sizeof sizeof ..', most likely there should only be one sizeof. The current code is equivalent to 'sizeof(size_t)'.");
 }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 6ef9eca19..23ed8dae6 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -2632,7 +2632,7 @@ private:
               "{\n"
               "    int i = sizeof sizeof char;\n"
               "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (style) Suspicios code 'sizeof sizeof ..', most likely there should only be one sizeof. The current code is equivalent with 'sizeof(size_t)'.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (style) Suspicious code 'sizeof sizeof ..', most likely there should only be one sizeof. The current code is equivalent to 'sizeof(size_t)'.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void emptyCatchBlock()