diff --git a/c/globals.h b/c/globals.h
index 25aed73e1d..9006d1a7a3 100644
--- a/c/globals.h
+++ b/c/globals.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 /* globals that do NOT need to be preserved in a saved heap.
- * they must be initalized each time the system is brought up. */
+ * they must be initialized each time the system is brought up. */
 
 /* gc.c */
 EXTERN IBOOL S_checkheap;
diff --git a/scheme.1.in b/scheme.1.in
index 738eff20e9..69191eb21b 100644
--- a/scheme.1.in
+++ b/scheme.1.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 \fB{InstallPetiteName}\fP [ \fIoptions\fP ] \fIfile\fP ...
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 \*s is a programming language, based on R6RS Scheme, and a
-high-performance implementation of that langauge.
+high-performance implementation of that language.
 \*s compiles source expressions \fIincrementally\fP to machine code,
 providing the speed of compiled code in an interactive system.
 .LP