diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/MultiIdentifierLoadAccess.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/MultiIdentifierLoadAccess.java
index 657b4fcb3169..d574ada8f7d3 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/MultiIdentifierLoadAccess.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/MultiIdentifierLoadAccess.java
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ default MultiIdentifierLoadAccess<T> with(RootGraph<T> graph) {
 	/**
 	 * Should {@link #multiLoad} return entity instances that have been
 	 * {@linkplain Session#remove(Object) marked for removal} in the
-	 * current session, but not yet {@code delete}d in the database?
+	 * current session, but not yet deleted in the database?
 	 * <p>
 	 * By default, instances marked for removal are replaced by null in
 	 * the returned list of entities when {@link #enableOrderedReturn}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/NaturalIdMultiLoadAccess.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/NaturalIdMultiLoadAccess.java
index 03c034bd0bcd..c21a0c7a163c 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/NaturalIdMultiLoadAccess.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/NaturalIdMultiLoadAccess.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ default NaturalIdMultiLoadAccess<T> with(RootGraph<T> graph) {
 	/**
 	 * Should {@link #multiLoad} return entity instances that have been
 	 * {@link Session#remove(Object) marked for removal} in the current
-	 * session, but not yet {@code delete}d in the database?
+	 * session, but not yet deleted in the database?
 	 * <p>
 	 * By default, instances marked for removal are replaced by null in
 	 * the returned list of entities when {@link #enableOrderedReturn}