diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/check-class-unit.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/check-class-unit.rkt
index ad12da7e..138fbf6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/check-class-unit.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/check-class-unit.rkt
@@ -444,14 +444,14 @@
    (check-same optional-external exp-optional-inits
                "optional init argument"))
   (check-exists super-method-names this%-override-names
-                "override method")
+                "overridable method")
   (check-exists super-augment-names this%-augment-names
-                "augment method")
+                "augmentable method")
   (check-exists (set-union super-method-names super-augment-names)
                 this%-inherit-names
-                "inherited method")
+                "method")
   (check-exists super-field-names this%-inherit-field-names
-                "inherited field")
+                "field")
   (check-absent super-field-names this%-field-names "public field")
   (check-absent super-method-names this%-public-names "public method")
   (check-absent super-augment-names this%-pubment-names
@@ -1113,8 +1113,8 @@
     (for/or ([m (in-set required)])
       (and (not (set-member? actual m)) m)))
   (when missing
-    (tc-error/expr (~a "class definition missing ~a ~a "
-                       "that is required by the expected type")
+    (tc-error/expr (~a "superclass missing ~a ~a "
+                       "that the current class requires")
                    msg missing)))
 
 ;; Set<Symbol> Set<Symbol> String -> Void
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/class-tests.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/class-tests.rkt
index 7ddc59f1..655ff825 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/class-tests.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-test/tests/typed-racket/unit-tests/class-tests.rkt
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
                  (define/override (m y) (* 2 y)))))
 
    ;; fails, superclass missing public for override
-   (check-err #:exn #rx"missing override method m"
+   (check-err #:exn #rx"superclass missing overridable method m"
     (: d% (Class [m (Integer -> Integer)]))
     (define d% (class object% (super-new)
                  (define/override (m y) (* 2 y)))))
@@ -578,6 +578,12 @@
       (inherit-field [y x])
       (set! y 1)))
 
+   ;; fails, superclass missing inherited field
+   (check-err #:exn #rx"superclass missing field"
+    (class (class object% (super-new))
+      (super-new)
+      (inherit-field [y x])))
+
    ;; fails, missing super method for inherit
    (check-err
     (class (class object% (super-new)) (super-new) (inherit z)))