diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init_config.rst b/Doc/c-api/init_config.rst
index 7c8fb7b1dee..922412c1423 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/init_config.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/init_config.rst
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ PyConfig
 
    .. c:member:: int dump_refs
 
-      Dump Python refererences?
+      Dump Python references?
 
       If non-zero, dump all objects which are still alive at exit.
 
diff --git a/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst b/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst
index 6ce062d0fa8..f8b1e00d96f 100644
--- a/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/descriptor.rst
@@ -1544,7 +1544,7 @@ variables:
         'Simulate how the type metaclass adds member objects for slots'
 
         def __new__(mcls, clsname, bases, mapping):
-            'Emuluate type_new() in Objects/typeobject.c'
+            'Emulate type_new() in Objects/typeobject.c'
             # type_new() calls PyTypeReady() which calls add_methods()
             slot_names = mapping.get('slot_names', [])
             for offset, name in enumerate(slot_names):