diff --git a/bin/verilator b/bin/verilator
index 89e902a93..40c33cdd5 100755
--- a/bin/verilator
+++ b/bin/verilator
@@ -2349,7 +2349,7 @@ Verilator configuration commands.
 
 Switch back to processing Verilog code after a `systemc_... mode switch.
 The Verilog code returns to the last language mode specified with
-`begin_keywords, or SystemVerilog if none were specified.
+`begin_keywords, or SystemVerilog if none was specified.
 
 =item /*verilator clock_enable*/
 
diff --git a/src/V3StatsReport.cpp b/src/V3StatsReport.cpp
index afecc2c91..ccd725454 100644
--- a/src/V3StatsReport.cpp
+++ b/src/V3StatsReport.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class StatsReport {
 	os<<endl;
 
 	// Print organized by stage
-	os<<"Peformance Statistics:\n";
+	os<<"Performance Statistics:\n";
 	os<<endl;
 	for (ByName::iterator it = byName.begin(); it!=byName.end(); ++it) {
 	    const V3Statistic* repp = it->second;