diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/paths.rb b/railties/lib/rails/paths.rb
index 1729e8707e00a7e661ddbfc395abe28656249e1f..8570fc7b3f1c423e169f235ae0df70d2aeedd90f 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/paths.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/paths.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def method_missing(id, *args)
     #   path.inspect      #=> ["app/controllers", "lib/controllers"]
     #
     # Notice that when you add a path using #add, the path object created already
-    # contains te path with the same path value given to #add. In some situations,
+    # contains the path with the same path value given to #add. In some situations,
     # you may not want this behavior, so you can give :with as option.
     #
     #   root.add "config/routes", :with => "config/routes.rb"
@@ -202,4 +202,4 @@ def paths
       alias to_a expanded
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end