diff --git a/docs/gtk.texi b/docs/gtk.texi
index 46b74f2cc9..7697fa1a03 100644
--- a/docs/gtk.texi
+++ b/docs/gtk.texi
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ inherit these rules from their fundamental type.  For example,
 derive from @samp{GtkObject} and so the rules for @samp{GtkObject} apply
 to all widgets as well.
 
-This derivation defines a type hierarchy, but this hierachy is not
+This derivation defines a type hierarchy, but this hierarchy is not
 completely general.  You can't derive from @samp{int} for example, and
 you can only have one level of derivation from @samp{enum}.  The
 fundamental type @samp{GtkObject}, however, is the basis for the large
diff --git a/docs/text_widget.txt b/docs/text_widget.txt
index 599431f2f4..62ca6ba55b 100644
--- a/docs/text_widget.txt
+++ b/docs/text_widget.txt
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ according the the tab continuation of the previous line.
 Exposure and drawing:
 
 Exposure is handled from the EXPOSE_TEXT function.  It assumes that
-the LINE_START_CACHE and all it's parameters are accurate and simply
+the LINE_START_CACHE and all its parameters are accurate and simply
 exposes any line which is in the exposure region.  It calls the
 CLEAR_AREA function to clear the background and/or lay down a pixmap
 background.  The text widget has a scrollable pixmap background, which