diff --git a/src/modules/datatype/index.ts b/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
index a81a9681b33..df2cac876fc 100644
--- a/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/datatype/index.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class Datatype {
     }
 
     if (max < min) {
-      throw new FakerError(`Max ${max} should be larger then min ${min}.`);
+      throw new FakerError(`Max ${max} should be greater than min ${min}.`);
     }
 
     const randomNumber = Math.floor(
diff --git a/test/datatype.spec.ts b/test/datatype.spec.ts
index 96d40cff027..bd00c8ddf88 100644
--- a/test/datatype.spec.ts
+++ b/test/datatype.spec.ts
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ describe('datatype', () => {
 
           expect(() => {
             faker.datatype.number({ min, max });
-          }).toThrowError(`Max ${max} should be larger then min ${min}.`);
+          }).toThrowError(`Max ${max} should be greater than min ${min}.`);
         });
       });