diff --git a/lib/Cake/Utility/Xml.php b/lib/Cake/Utility/Xml.php
index e3bb4282d..0cd5e891b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Utility/Xml.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Utility/Xml.php
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class Xml {
*
* ### Options
*
- * - `format` If create childs ('tags') or attributes ('attribute').
+ * - `format` If create childs ('tags') or attributes ('attributes').
* - `pretty` Returns formatted Xml when set to `true`. Defaults to `false`
* - `version` Version of XML document. Default is 1.0.
* - `encoding` Encoding of XML document. If null remove from XML header. Default is the some of application.
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class Xml {
*
* `1defectdescription`
*
- * And calling `Xml::fromArray($value, 'attribute');` Will generate:
+ * And calling `Xml::fromArray($value, 'attributes');` Will generate:
*
* `description`
*
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class Xml {
* @param DOMDocument $dom Handler to DOMDocument
* @param DOMElement $node Handler to DOMElement (child)
* @param array &$data Array of data to append to the $node.
- * @param string $format Either 'attribute' or 'tags'. This determines where nested keys go.
+ * @param string $format Either 'attributes' or 'tags'. This determines where nested keys go.
* @return void
* @throws XmlException
*/