diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 43cde230..968c9253 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ func (c *Conn) Prepare(name, sql string) (ps *PreparedStatement, err error) {
 
 // PrepareEx creates a prepared statement with name and sql. sql can contain placeholders
 // for bound parameters. These placeholders are referenced positional as $1, $2, etc.
-// It defers from Prepare as it allows additional options (such as parameter OIDs) to be passed via struct
+// It differs from Prepare as it allows additional options (such as parameter OIDs) to be passed via struct
 //
 // PrepareEx is idempotent; i.e. it is safe to call PrepareEx multiple times with the same
 // name and sql arguments. This allows a code path to PrepareEx and Query/Exec without
diff --git a/conn_pool.go b/conn_pool.go
index 270b992f..77450dba 100644
--- a/conn_pool.go
+++ b/conn_pool.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func (p *ConnPool) Prepare(name, sql string) (*PreparedStatement, error) {
 //
 // PrepareEx creates a prepared statement with name and sql. sql can contain placeholders
 // for bound parameters. These placeholders are referenced positional as $1, $2, etc.
-// It defers from Prepare as it allows additional options (such as parameter OIDs) to be passed via struct
+// It differs from Prepare as it allows additional options (such as parameter OIDs) to be passed via struct
 //
 // PrepareEx is idempotent; i.e. it is safe to call PrepareEx multiple times with the same
 // name and sql arguments. This allows a code path to PrepareEx and Query/Exec/Prepare without