diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d7c4ebaf738..b3e09b36958 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ and follow the repository's README.
 
 ## Writing APIs
 
-When building new APIs, think about what it would be like to use them. Would this API cause confusing and hard to pin error mesages? Would this API integrate well with other APIs? Is it intuitive to use this API?
+When building new APIs, think about what it would be like to use them. Would this API cause confusing and hard to pin error messages? Would this API integrate well with other APIs? Is it intuitive to use this API?
 
 Below, you can find some useful guidance and best practices on how to write APIs. These are only _guidelines_ and while they are helpful and should be followed where possible, in some cases, it may not be possible to do so.
 
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 1b5a01fa937..e196494df3e 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## How to Run
 
 The examples are built with [trunk](https://github.com/thedodd/trunk).
-Once you have the development envrionment fully set up (see [documentation](https://yew.rs/docs/next/getting-started/introduction)),
+Once you have the development environment fully set up (see [documentation](https://yew.rs/docs/next/getting-started/introduction)),
 running an example is as easy as running a single command:
 
 ```bash