diff --git a/doc/plutus-core-spec/cardano/builtins1.tex b/doc/plutus-core-spec/cardano/builtins1.tex
index f82c829e9ec..caf89757c0e 100644
--- a/doc/plutus-core-spec/cardano/builtins1.tex
+++ b/doc/plutus-core-spec/cardano/builtins1.tex
@@ -364,9 +364,9 @@ \subsubsection{Built-in functions}
 
 \note{The \texttt{consByteString} function.}
 \label{note:consbytestring}
-In built-in semantics varinat 1, the first argument of \texttt{consByteString}
+In built-in semantics variant 1, the first argument of \texttt{consByteString}
 is an arbitrary integer which will be reduced modulo 256 before being prepended
-to the second argument.  In built-in semantics varaint 2 we require that the first
+to the second argument.  In built-in semantics variant 2 we require that the first
 argument lies between 0 and 255 (inclusive): in any other case an error will
 occur.