diff --git a/src/vector/v.scatterplot/v.scatterplot.py b/src/vector/v.scatterplot/v.scatterplot.py
index 30f76db5e8..292b3953c2 100755
--- a/src/vector/v.scatterplot/v.scatterplot.py
+++ b/src/vector/v.scatterplot/v.scatterplot.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 # % key: groups
 # % type: string
 # % label: Column grouping the features in categories
-# % description: Colum with categories. If selected, a separate ellipse will be drawn for each group/category
+# % description: Column with categories. If selected, a separate ellipse will be drawn for each group/category
 # % guisection: Ellipse
 # %end
 
diff --git a/src/vector/v.what.spoly/v.what.spoly.py b/src/vector/v.what.spoly/v.what.spoly.py
index d0d686228a..bd2e23eacf 100755
--- a/src/vector/v.what.spoly/v.what.spoly.py
+++ b/src/vector/v.what.spoly/v.what.spoly.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #
 ############################################################################
 # %Module
-# %  description: Queries vector map with overlaping "spaghetti" polygons (e.g. Landsat footprints) at given location. Polygons must have not intersected boundaries.
+# %  description: Queries vector map with overlapping "spaghetti" polygons (e.g. Landsat footprints) at given location. Polygons must have not intersected boundaries.
 # %  keyword: vector
 # %  keyword: topology
 # %End