diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/misc/psCharStrings.py b/Lib/fontTools/misc/psCharStrings.py
index 34ace2390..6b5bc6fdb 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/misc/psCharStrings.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/misc/psCharStrings.py
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ class T2OutlineExtractor(SimpleT2Decompiler):
 		raise NotImplementedError
 	
 	#
-	# miscelaneous helpers
+	# miscellaneous helpers
 	#
 	def alternatingLineto(self, isHorizontal):
 		args = self.popall()
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/misc/textTools.py b/Lib/fontTools/misc/textTools.py
index f4fe07c5c..be0c9fc20 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/misc/textTools.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/misc/textTools.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"""fontTools.misc.textTools.py -- miscelaneous routines."""
+"""fontTools.misc.textTools.py -- miscellaneous routines."""
 
 
 from __future__ import print_function, division
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/T_S_I__0.py b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/T_S_I__0.py
index 44214f70a..174b19260 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/T_S_I__0.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/T_S_I__0.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class table_T_S_I__0(DefaultTable.DefaultTable):
 	
 	def compile(self, ttFont):
 		if not hasattr(self, "indices"):
-			# We have no corresponging table (TSI1 or TSI3); let's return
+			# We have no corresponding table (TSI1 or TSI3); let's return
 			# no data, which effectively means "ignore us".
 			return ""
 		data = b""