diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9d385950e69..9f221c9aefd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ release.
 
 - Add a new AddLink() operation to Span (experimental).
   ([#3678](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3678))
-- Add definition for standard output trace exporter.
+- Add definition for standard output span exporter.
   ([#3740](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3740))
 
 ### Metrics
diff --git a/specification/trace/sdk_exporters/stdout.md b/specification/trace/sdk_exporters/stdout.md
index 1ca25682590..0ceb4e05b93 100644
--- a/specification/trace/sdk_exporters/stdout.md
+++ b/specification/trace/sdk_exporters/stdout.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ linkTitle: Stdout
 **Status**: [Stable](../../document-status.md)
 
 "Standard output" Span Exporter is a [Span
-Exporter](../sdk.md#span-exporter) which outputs the metrics to
+Exporter](../sdk.md#span-exporter) which outputs the spans to
 stdout/console.
 
 [OpenTelemetry SDK](../../overview.md#sdk) authors MAY choose the best idiomatic