diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 97adfde..406ebf9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ automatically compatible with either the free spacenavd driver or the official
 
 Also, libspnav provides a magellan API wrapper on top of the new API. So, any
 applications that were using the magellan library, can switch to libspnav
-without any changes. And programmers that are familliar with the magellan API
+without any changes. And programmers that are familiar with the magellan API
 can continue using it with a free library without the restrictions of the
 official SDK.
 
diff --git a/spnav.h b/spnav.h
index c6974db..13f1e34 100644
--- a/spnav.h
+++ b/spnav.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int spnav_close(void);
  * If the X11 mode is used, the socket used to communicate with the X server is
  * returned, so the result of this function is always reliable.
  * If AF_UNIX mode is used, the fd of the socket is returned or -1 if
- * no connection is open / failure occured.
+ * no connection is open / failure occurred.
  */
 int spnav_fd(void);