diff --git a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/unit.scrbl b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/unit.scrbl
index c345b231d5..63705e427d 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/unit.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/unit.scrbl
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ As a form for modularity, @racket[unit] complements @racket[module]:
 ]
 
 The @racket[lambda] and @racket[class] forms, among others, also allow
-paremetrization of code with respect to values that are chosen
+parameterization of code with respect to values that are chosen
 later. In principle, any of those could be implemented in terms of any
 of the others. In practice, each form offers certain
 conveniences---such as allowing overriding of methods or especially
diff --git a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/welcome.scrbl b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/welcome.scrbl
index a5fab120c0..b6d1e96a45 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/welcome.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/guide/welcome.scrbl
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ To package the program as an executable, you have a few options:
 @; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 @section[#:tag "use-module"]{A Note to Readers with Lisp/Scheme Experience}
 
-If you already know something about Racket or Lisp, you might be
+If you already know something about Scheme or Lisp, you might be
 tempted to put just
 
 @racketblock[