diff --git a/src/traces/bar/index.js b/src/traces/bar/index.js
index 42188737f6d..38eda2749fc 100644
--- a/src/traces/bar/index.js
+++ b/src/traces/bar/index.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module.exports = {
     meta: {
         description: [
             'The data visualized by the span of the bars is set in `y`',
-            'if `orientation` is set th *v* (the default)',
+            'if `orientation` is set to *v* (the default)',
             'and the labels are set in `x`.',
             'By setting `orientation` to *h*, the roles are interchanged.'
         ].join(' ')
diff --git a/src/traces/barpolar/index.js b/src/traces/barpolar/index.js
index 63386e660e4..2a569be67f5 100644
--- a/src/traces/barpolar/index.js
+++ b/src/traces/barpolar/index.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = {
         hrName: 'bar_polar',
         description: [
             'The data visualized by the radial span of the bars is set in `r`'
-            // 'if `orientation` is set th *radial* (the default)',
+            // 'if `orientation` is set to *radial* (the default)',
             // 'and the labels are set in `theta`.',
             // 'By setting `orientation` to *angular*, the roles are interchanged.'
         ].join(' ')
diff --git a/src/traces/waterfall/index.js b/src/traces/waterfall/index.js
index 8000ba4bc24..d5a8d0c1b42 100644
--- a/src/traces/waterfall/index.js
+++ b/src/traces/waterfall/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = {
             'Draws waterfall trace which is useful graph to displays the',
             'contribution of various elements (either positive or negative)',
             'in a bar chart. The data visualized by the span of the bars is',
-            'set in `y` if `orientation` is set th *v* (the default) and the',
+            'set in `y` if `orientation` is set to *v* (the default) and the',
             'labels are set in `x`.',
             'By setting `orientation` to *h*, the roles are interchanged.'
         ].join(' ')
diff --git a/test/plot-schema.json b/test/plot-schema.json
index f9fcad25e9d..79649df0f7c 100644
--- a/test/plot-schema.json
+++ b/test/plot-schema.json
@@ -14302,7 +14302,7 @@
     }
    },
    "meta": {
-    "description": "The data visualized by the span of the bars is set in `y` if `orientation` is set th *v* (the default) and the labels are set in `x`. By setting `orientation` to *h*, the roles are interchanged."
+    "description": "The data visualized by the span of the bars is set in `y` if `orientation` is set to *v* (the default) and the labels are set in `x`. By setting `orientation` to *h*, the roles are interchanged."
    },
    "type": "bar"
   },
@@ -74486,7 +74486,7 @@
     }
    },
    "meta": {
-    "description": "Draws waterfall trace which is useful graph to displays the contribution of various elements (either positive or negative) in a bar chart. The data visualized by the span of the bars is set in `y` if `orientation` is set th *v* (the default) and the labels are set in `x`. By setting `orientation` to *h*, the roles are interchanged."
+    "description": "Draws waterfall trace which is useful graph to displays the contribution of various elements (either positive or negative) in a bar chart. The data visualized by the span of the bars is set in `y` if `orientation` is set to *v* (the default) and the labels are set in `x`. By setting `orientation` to *h*, the roles are interchanged."
    },
    "type": "waterfall"
   }