diff --git a/man7/user_namespaces.7 b/man7/user_namespaces.7
index d856e681b..09b52688f 100644
--- a/man7/user_namespaces.7
+++ b/man7/user_namespaces.7
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ namespace.
 .B CLONE_NEWNS
 operation brings across all of the mounts from the original
 mount namespace as a single unit,
-and recursive mounts that propogate between
-mount namespaces propogate as a single unit.)
+and recursive mounts that propagate between
+mount namespaces propagate as a single unit.)
 .IP *
 The
 .BR mount (2)
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ is used in several interfaces (e.g.,
 as a way to specify "no user ID".
 Leaving
 .IR "(uid_t)\ -\1"
-unmapped and unusuable guarantees that there will be no
+unmapped and unusable guarantees that there will be no
 confusion when using these interfaces.
 .\"
 .\" ============================================================