diff --git a/src/cerebras/modelzoo/data/nlp/t5/t5_utils.py b/src/cerebras/modelzoo/data/nlp/t5/t5_utils.py
index 1e458301..ea78dfbc 100644
--- a/src/cerebras/modelzoo/data/nlp/t5/t5_utils.py
+++ b/src/cerebras/modelzoo/data/nlp/t5/t5_utils.py
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def split_sequences(tokens, length):
     :param int length: The maximum allowed length of a sample.
 
     :returns: A list of sequences containing exactly the same samples as before
-        split into seperate samples such that no element of the dataset has
+        split into separate samples such that no element of the dataset has
         length longer than specified.
     """
     n_tokens = len(tokens)
diff --git a/src/cerebras/modelzoo/data_preparation/nlp/t5/utils.py b/src/cerebras/modelzoo/data_preparation/nlp/t5/utils.py
index 1e458301..ea78dfbc 100644
--- a/src/cerebras/modelzoo/data_preparation/nlp/t5/utils.py
+++ b/src/cerebras/modelzoo/data_preparation/nlp/t5/utils.py
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def split_sequences(tokens, length):
     :param int length: The maximum allowed length of a sample.
 
     :returns: A list of sequences containing exactly the same samples as before
-        split into seperate samples such that no element of the dataset has
+        split into separate samples such that no element of the dataset has
         length longer than specified.
     """
     n_tokens = len(tokens)