diff --git a/lib/jsonapi/exceptions.rb b/lib/jsonapi/exceptions.rb
index 2d220e756..9d663c043 100644
--- a/lib/jsonapi/exceptions.rb
+++ b/lib/jsonapi/exceptions.rb
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def errors
                             title: I18n.translate('jsonapi-resources.exceptions.type_mismatch.title',
                                                   default: 'Type Mismatch'),
                             detail: I18n.translate('jsonapi-resources.exceptions.type_mismatch.detail',
-                                                   default: "#{type} is not a valid type for this operation.", type: type))]
+                                                   default: "#{type} is not a valid type for this operation. Consider checking the spelling or pluralization of the type field.", type: type))]
       end
     end
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def errors
                             title: I18n.translate('jsonapi-resources.exceptions.invalid_field.title',
                                                   default: 'Invalid field'),
                             detail: I18n.translate('jsonapi-resources.exceptions.invalid_field.detail',
-                                                   default: "#{field} is not a valid field for #{type}.",
+                                                   default: "#{field} is not a valid field for #{type}. Consider checking the spelling of the field name.",
                                                    field: field, type: type))]
       end
     end
diff --git a/locales/en.yml b/locales/en.yml
index 7a03182a6..4394597b1 100644
--- a/locales/en.yml
+++ b/locales/en.yml
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ en:
         detail: 'Data is not a valid Links Object.'
       type_mismatch:
         title: 'Type Mismatch'
-        detail: "%{type} is not a valid type for this operation."
+        detail: "%{type} is not a valid type for this operation. Consider checking the spelling or pluralization of the type field."
       invalid_field:
         title: 'Invalid field'
-        detail: "%{field} is not a valid field for %{type}."
+        detail: "%{field} is not a valid field for %{type}. Consider checking the spelling of the field name."
       invalid_include:
         title: 'Invalid field'
         detail: "%{relationship} is not a valid relationship of %{resource}"