diff --git a/man1/rm.1 b/man1/rm.1
index 93235ce5e..bc7848a47 100644
--- a/man1/rm.1
+++ b/man1/rm.1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ is not affirmative, the file is skipped.
 .B "\-f"
 Do not prompt for confirmation. Do not write diagnostic messages.
 Do not produce an error return status if the only errors were
-nonexisting files.
+non-existent files.
 .TP
 .B "\-i"
 Prompt for confirmation.
diff --git a/man8/ldconfig.8 b/man8/ldconfig.8
index 444318b72..3b8304ad6 100644
--- a/man8/ldconfig.8
+++ b/man8/ldconfig.8
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ the current cache.
 run-time linker/loader
 .TP 20
 .B /etc/ld.so.conf
-File containing a list of colon, space, tab, newline, or comma spearated
+File containing a list of colon, space, tab, newline, or comma-separated
 directories in which to search for libraries.
 .TP 20
 .B /etc/ld.so.cache