diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1953de1f8..460028f6d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ For a more detailed description, and dependencies, visit [How to Build Transmiss
     $ cd transmission-3.00
     $ mkdir build
     $ cd build
-    # Use -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo to build optimzed binary with debug information. (preferred)
+    # Use -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo to build optimized binary with debug information. (preferred)
     # Use -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release to build full optimized binary.
     $ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ..
     $ make
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ If you're new to building programs from source code, this is typically easier th
     $ git submodule update --init --recursive
     $ mkdir build
     $ cd build
-    # Use -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo to build optimzed binary with debug information. (preferred)
+    # Use -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo to build optimized binary with debug information. (preferred)
     # Use -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release to build full optimized binary.
     $ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ..
     $ make
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ If you're new to building programs from source code, this is typically easier th
     $ git submodule foreach --recursive git clean -xfd
     $ git pull --rebase --prune
     $ git submodule update --init --recursive
-    # Use -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo to build optimzed binary with debug information. (preferred)
+    # Use -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo to build optimized binary with debug information. (preferred)
     # Use -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release to build full optimized binary.
     $ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ..
     $ make
diff --git a/libtransmission/peer-mgr.cc b/libtransmission/peer-mgr.cc
index 34ae60394..1a6a10f41 100644
--- a/libtransmission/peer-mgr.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/peer-mgr.cc
@@ -2358,7 +2358,7 @@ struct peer_candidate
         candidates.resize(max);
     }
 
-    // put the best candiates at the end of the list
+    // put the best candidates at the end of the list
     auto ret = tr_peerMgr::OutboundCandidates{};
     for (auto it = std::crbegin(candidates), end = std::crend(candidates); it != end; ++it)
     {