diff --git a/flask_user/db_adapters/mongo_db_adapter.py b/flask_user/db_adapters/mongo_db_adapter.py
index 2230252c..2143dffb 100644
--- a/flask_user/db_adapters/mongo_db_adapter.py
+++ b/flask_user/db_adapters/mongo_db_adapter.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class MongoDbAdapter(DbAdapterInterface):
 
     def __init__(self, app, db):
         """Args:
-            app(Flask): The Flask appliation instance.
+            app(Flask): The Flask application instance.
             db(MongoEngine): The MongoEngine object-database mapper instance.
 
         | Example:
diff --git a/flask_user/db_adapters/sql_db_adapter.py b/flask_user/db_adapters/sql_db_adapter.py
index e2e8d30b..9ea52e00 100644
--- a/flask_user/db_adapters/sql_db_adapter.py
+++ b/flask_user/db_adapters/sql_db_adapter.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class SQLDbAdapter(DbAdapterInterface):
 
     def __init__(self, app, db):
         """Args:
-            app(Flask): The Flask appliation instance.
+            app(Flask): The Flask application instance.
             db(SQLAlchemy): The SQLAlchemy object-database mapper instance.
 
         | Example: