diff --git a/mercurial/utils/urlutil.py b/mercurial/utils/urlutil.py
--- a/mercurial/utils/urlutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/utils/urlutil.py
@@ -643,11 +643,11 @@
             try:
                 subpath = paths[self.url.host]
             except KeyError:
-                m = _('cannot use `%s`, "%s" is not a known path')
+                m = _(b'cannot use `%s`, "%s" is not a known path')
                 m %= (self.rawloc, self.url.host)
                 raise error.Abort(m)
             if subpath.raw_url.scheme == b'path':
-                m = _('cannot use `%s`, "%s" is also define as a `path://`')
+                m = _(b'cannot use `%s`, "%s" is also defined as a `path://`')
                 m %= (self.rawloc, self.url.host)
                 raise error.Abort(m)
             self.url = subpath.url
diff --git a/tests/test-paths.t b/tests/test-paths.t
--- a/tests/test-paths.t
+++ b/tests/test-paths.t
@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@
   $ hg id
   000000000000
   $ hg path
-  abort: cannot use `path://other_default`, "other_default" is also define as a `path://`
+  abort: cannot use `path://other_default`, "other_default" is also defined as a `path://`
   [255]
   $ hg pull chain_path
-  abort: cannot use `path://other_default`, "other_default" is also define as a `path://`
+  abort: cannot use `path://other_default`, "other_default" is also defined as a `path://`
   [255]
 
 Doing an actual circle should always be an issue
@@ -365,10 +365,10 @@
   $ hg id
   000000000000
   $ hg path
-  abort: cannot use `path://other_default`, "other_default" is also define as a `path://`
+  abort: cannot use `path://other_default`, "other_default" is also defined as a `path://`
   [255]
   $ hg pull chain_path
-  abort: cannot use `path://other_default`, "other_default" is also define as a `path://`
+  abort: cannot use `path://other_default`, "other_default" is also defined as a `path://`
   [255]
 
 Test basic error cases