diff --git a/homeassistant/components/alexa/smart_home.py b/homeassistant/components/alexa/smart_home.py
index da436f7d15f..caa484ad7ca 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/alexa/smart_home.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/alexa/smart_home.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 async def async_handle_message(hass, config, request, context=None, enabled=True):
     """Handle incoming API messages.
 
-    If enabled is False, the response to all messagess will be a
+    If enabled is False, the response to all messages will be a
     BRIDGE_UNREACHABLE error. This can be used if the API has been disabled in
     configuration.
     """
diff --git a/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py b/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py
index 85d2fd3129c..7ebba26113d 100644
--- a/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py
+++ b/tests/components/alexa/test_smart_home.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ async def mock_stream(hass):
 
 
 def test_create_api_message_defaults(hass):
-    """Create a API message response of a request with defaults."""
+    """Create an API message response of a request with defaults."""
     request = get_new_request("Alexa.PowerController", "TurnOn", "switch#xy")
     directive_header = request["directive"]["header"]
     directive = messages.AlexaDirective(request)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def test_create_api_message_defaults(hass):
 
 
 def test_create_api_message_special():
-    """Create a API message response of a request with non defaults."""
+    """Create an API message response of a request with non defaults."""
     request = get_new_request("Alexa.PowerController", "TurnOn")
     directive_header = request["directive"]["header"]
     directive_header.pop("correlationToken")