diff --git a/sopel/cli/utils.py b/sopel/cli/utils.py
index c76717dbfb..4f3623c6fd 100644
--- a/sopel/cli/utils.py
+++ b/sopel/cli/utils.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def _colored(text, color, reset=True):
 
 
 def green(text, reset=True):
-    """Add ANSI escape sequences to make the text green in term.
+    """Add ANSI escape sequences to make the text green in terminal.
 
     :param str text: text to colorized in green
     :param bool reset: if the text color must be reset after (default ``True``)
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def green(text, reset=True):
 
 
 def yellow(text, reset=True):
-    """Add ANSI escape sequences to make the text yellow in term.
+    """Add ANSI escape sequences to make the text yellow in terminal.
 
     :param str text: text to colorized in yellow
     :param bool reset: if the text color must be reset after (default ``True``)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def yellow(text, reset=True):
 
 
 def red(text, reset=True):
-    """Add ANSI escape sequences to make the text red in term.
+    """Add ANSI escape sequences to make the text red in terminal.
 
     :param str text: text to colorized in red
     :param bool reset: if the text color must be reset after (default ``True``)