diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/files.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/files.contribution.ts
index 75adee28149..761547cd31b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/files.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/files.contribution.ts
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 		},
 		'explorer.experimental.fileNesting.expand': {
 			'type': 'boolean',
-			'markdownDescription': nls.localize('fileNestingExpand', "Experimental. Controls whether file nests are automatically expended. `#explorer.experimental.fileNesting.enabled#` must be set for this to take effect."),
+			'markdownDescription': nls.localize('fileNestingExpand', "Experimental. Controls whether file nests are automatically expanded. `#explorer.experimental.fileNesting.enabled#` must be set for this to take effect."),
 			'default': true,
 		},
 		'explorer.experimental.fileNesting.patterns': {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/explorerFileNestingTrie.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/explorerFileNestingTrie.ts
index f136710f16b..650938cdc9b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/explorerFileNestingTrie.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/common/explorerFileNestingTrie.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 /**
  * A sort of double-ended trie, used to efficiently query for matches to "star" patterns, where
- * a given key representas a parent and may contain a capturing group ("*"), which can then be
+ * a given key represents a parent and may contain a capturing group ("*"), which can then be
  * referenced via the token "$(capture)" in associated child patterns.
  *
  * The generated tree will have at most two levels, as subtrees are flattened rather than nested.