diff --git a/src/madness/mra/mra.h b/src/madness/mra/mra.h
index ca7b0982931..f5ec8c9fbd6 100644
--- a/src/madness/mra/mra.h
+++ b/src/madness/mra/mra.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace madness {
 
         /// Default constructor makes uninitialized function.  No communication.
 
-        /// An unitialized function can only be assigned to.  Any other operation will throw.
+        /// An uninitialized function can only be assigned to.  Any other operation will throw.
         Function() : impl() {}
 
 
diff --git a/src/madness/mra/mraimpl.h b/src/madness/mra/mraimpl.h
index da3cf2971e4..d0e120ccc7c 100644
--- a/src/madness/mra/mraimpl.h
+++ b/src/madness/mra/mraimpl.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ namespace madness {
         return (tree_state==compressed);
     }
 
-    /// Returns true if the function is compressed.
+    /// Returns true if the function is reconstructed.
     template <typename T, std::size_t NDIM>
     bool FunctionImpl<T,NDIM>::is_reconstructed() const {
         return (tree_state==reconstructed);