diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/connection_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/connection_test.go
index 89d1b3512fe..323c9eecf6f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/connection_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/connection_test.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func TestReconnectBrokenTCP(t *testing.T) {
 // 2. the connection has keepalive enabled so it will be reused
 // 3. break the TCP connection stopping the proxy
 // 4. close the idle connection to force creating a new connection
-// 5. count that there are 2 connection to the server (we didn't reuse the original connection)
+// 5. count that there are 2 connections to the server (we didn't reuse the original connection)
 func TestReconnectBrokenTCP_HTTP1(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := httptest.NewUnstartedServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hello, %s", r.Proto)
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func TestReconnectBrokenTCP_HTTP1(t *testing.T) {
 // 1. connect to https server with http1.1 using a TCP proxy making the connection to timeout
 // 2. the connection has keepalive enabled so it will be reused
 // 3. close the in-flight connection to force creating a new connection
-// 4. count that there are 2 connection on the LB but only one succeeds
+// 4. count that there are 2 connections on the LB but only one succeeds
 func TestReconnectBrokenTCPInFlight_HTTP1(t *testing.T) {
 	done := make(chan struct{})
 	defer close(done)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/with_retry.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/with_retry.go
index 383a7ca7715..bdcc6f3a98d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/with_retry.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/with_retry.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func (r *withRetry) Before(ctx context.Context, request *Request) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// if we are here, we have made attempt(s) al least once before.
+	// if we are here, we have made attempt(s) at least once before.
 	if request.backoff != nil {
 		delay := request.backoff.CalculateBackoff(url)
 		if r.retryAfter.Wait > delay {