diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/EditProblemView/ExplanationWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/EditProblemView/ExplanationWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
index ad820d715..76a7347a3 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/EditProblemView/ExplanationWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/EditProblemView/ExplanationWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ exports[`SolutionWidget render snapshot: renders correct default 1`] = `
     className="small mb-3"
   >
     <FormattedMessage
-      defaultMessage="Provide an explantion for the correct answer"
+      defaultMessage="Provide an explanation for the correct answer"
       description="Description of the solution widget"
       id="authoring.problemEditor.solutionwidget.solutionDescriptionText"
     />
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/EditProblemView/ExplanationWidget/messages.js b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/EditProblemView/ExplanationWidget/messages.js
index 77a3f0cca..462ce70c1 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/EditProblemView/ExplanationWidget/messages.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/ProblemEditor/components/EditProblemView/ExplanationWidget/messages.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   },
   solutionDescriptionText: {
     id: 'authoring.problemEditor.solutionwidget.solutionDescriptionText',
-    defaultMessage: 'Provide an explantion for the correct answer',
+    defaultMessage: 'Provide an explanation for the correct answer',
     description: 'Description of the solution widget',
   },
   placeholder: {