diff --git a/python/core/metadata/qgsabstractmetadatabase.sip.in b/python/core/metadata/qgsabstractmetadatabase.sip.in
index 869be2055ee..078c02140f7 100644
--- a/python/core/metadata/qgsabstractmetadatabase.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/metadata/qgsabstractmetadatabase.sip.in
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ QgsAbstractMetadataBase cannot be instantiated directly, it must be subclassed.
 %Docstring
 Tests whether the common metadata fields in this object are equal to ``other``.
 
-Subclasses should utilise this method from their equality operators to test
+Subclasses should utilize this method from their equality operators to test
 equality of base class members.
 
 .. versionadded:: 3.2
diff --git a/src/core/metadata/qgsabstractmetadatabase.h b/src/core/metadata/qgsabstractmetadatabase.h
index 404f60ee345..e8ceddce116 100644
--- a/src/core/metadata/qgsabstractmetadatabase.h
+++ b/src/core/metadata/qgsabstractmetadatabase.h
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsAbstractMetadataBase
     /**
      * Tests whether the common metadata fields in this object are equal to \a other.
      *
-     * Subclasses should utilise this method from their equality operators to test
+     * Subclasses should utilize this method from their equality operators to test
      * equality of base class members.
      *
      * \since QGIS 3.2