diff --git a/ares_init.3 b/ares_init.3
index fb25306..c3e40cf 100644
--- a/ares_init.3
+++ b/ares_init.3
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ directives override one another. If more that one instance of either
 .I domain
 or
 .I search
-directives is specified, the last occurence wins. For more information,
+directives is specified, the last occurrence wins. For more information,
 please see the
 .BR resolv.conf (5)
 manual page.
diff --git a/ares_set_local_dev.3 b/ares_set_local_dev.3
index cf2b7a6..f446888 100644
--- a/ares_set_local_dev.3
+++ b/ares_set_local_dev.3
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ares_set_local_dev \- Bind to a specific network device when creating sockets.
 The \fBares_set_local_dev\fP function causes all future sockets
 to be bound to this device with SO_BINDTODEVICE.  This forces communications
 to go over a certain interface, which can be useful on multi-homed machines.
-This option is only supported on Linux, and root priviledges are required
+This option is only supported on Linux, and root privileges are required
 for the option to work.  If SO_BINDTODEVICE is not supported or the
 setsocktop call fails (probably because of permissions), the error is
 silently ignored.