diff --git a/drivers/include/hts221.h b/drivers/include/hts221.h
index 5bb2c5fd6d3a79693a46475b62e4bee6af5021a9..12e3b58602b38c3725d6bb3b5f7950a3d778e462 100644
--- a/drivers/include/hts221.h
+++ b/drivers/include/hts221.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int hts221_init(hts221_t *dev, const hts221_params_t *params);
 int hts221_reboot(const hts221_t *dev);
 
 /**
- * @brief   Set device to continues measurements
+ * @brief   Set device to one shot measurement
  *
  * @param[in]  dev          device descriptor of sensor
  *
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ int hts221_reboot(const hts221_t *dev);
 int hts221_one_shot(const hts221_t *dev);
 
 /**
- * @brief   Set device to continues measurements
+ * @brief   Set device to continuous measurements
  *
  * @param[in]  dev          device descriptor of sensor
- * @param[in]  rate         conversion rate for continues mode
+ * @param[in]  rate         conversion rate for continuous mode
  *
  * @return                  0 on success, or error otherwise
  */