diff --git a/includes/database/pgsql/database.inc b/includes/database/pgsql/database.inc
index 41579659bf..683fd1e553 100644
--- a/includes/database/pgsql/database.inc
+++ b/includes/database/pgsql/database.inc
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ class DatabaseConnection_pgsql extends DatabaseConnection {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Retrive a the next id in a sequence.
+   * Retrieve a the next id in a sequence.
    *
    * PostgreSQL has built in sequences. We'll use these instead of inserting
    * and updating a sequences table.
    */
   public function nextId($existing = 0) {
 
-    // Retrive the name of the sequence. This information cannot be cached
+    // Retrieve the name of the sequence. This information cannot be cached
     // because the prefix may change, for example, like it does in simpletests.
     $sequence_name = $this->makeSequenceName('sequences', 'value');
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class DatabaseConnection_pgsql extends DatabaseConnection {
     // Reset the sequence to a higher value than the existing id.
     $this->query("ALTER SEQUENCE " . $sequence_name . " RESTART WITH " . ($existing + 1));
 
-    // Retrive the next id. We know this will be as high as we want it.
+    // Retrieve the next id. We know this will be as high as we want it.
     $id = $this->query("SELECT nextval('" . $sequence_name . "')")->fetchField();
 
     $this->query("SELECT pg_advisory_unlock(" . POSTGRESQL_NEXTID_LOCK . ")");
diff --git a/includes/database/schema.inc b/includes/database/schema.inc
index d8344c6269..d2a0929c91 100644
--- a/includes/database/schema.inc
+++ b/includes/database/schema.inc
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ abstract class DatabaseSchema implements QueryPlaceholderInterface {
   protected function buildTableNameCondition($table_name, $operator = '=', $add_prefix = TRUE) {
     $info = $this->connection->getConnectionOptions();
 
-    // Retrive the table name and schema
+    // Retrieve the table name and schema
     $table_info = $this->getPrefixInfo($table_name, $add_prefix);
 
     $condition = new DatabaseCondition('AND');