diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index b2194add8..553a566b8 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ The following people have contributed graphics:
 * WOFall (icon)
 * regines (key binding cheatsheet)
 
-Thanks / Similiar projects
---------------------------
+Thanks / Similar projects
+-------------------------
 
 Many projects with a similar goal as qutebrowser exist:
 
diff --git a/doc/userscripts.asciidoc b/doc/userscripts.asciidoc
index 349f0055a..5ca2adb42 100644
--- a/doc/userscripts.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/userscripts.asciidoc
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ The Compiler <mail@qutebrowser.org>
 qutebrowser is extensible by writing userscripts which can be called via the
 `:spawn --userscript` command, or via a key binding.
 
-These userscripts are similiar to the (non-javascript) dwb userscripts. They
-can be written in any language which can read environment variables and write
-to a FIFO. Note they are *not* related to Greasemonkey userscripts.
+These userscripts are similar to the (non-javascript) dwb userscripts. They can
+be written in any language which can read environment variables and write to a
+FIFO. Note they are *not* related to Greasemonkey userscripts.
 
 Note for simple things such as opening the current page with another browser or
 mpv, a simple key binding to something like `:spawn mpv {url}` should suffice.
diff --git a/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py b/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py
index 3e04b00f5..c9cb6f2a3 100644
--- a/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ def check_spelling():
              '[Rr]eproducable'}
 
     # Words which look better when splitted, but might need some fine tuning.
-    words |= {'[Kk]eystrings', '[Ww]ebelements', '[Mm]ouseevent',
-              '[Kk]eysequence', '[Nn]ormalmode', '[Ee]ventloops',
-              '[Ss]izehint', '[Ss]tatemachine', '[Mm]etaobject',
-              '[Ll]ogrecord', '[Ff]iletype'}
+    words |= {'[Ww]ebelements', '[Mm]ouseevent', '[Kk]eysequence',
+              '[Nn]ormalmode', '[Ee]ventloops', '[Ss]izehint',
+              '[Ss]tatemachine', '[Mm]etaobject', '[Ll]ogrecord',
+              '[Ff]iletype'}
 
     seen = collections.defaultdict(list)
     try: