diff --git a/STATE-COMPATIBILITY.md b/STATE-COMPATIBILITY.md
index 262444f45d..0de0296286 100644
--- a/STATE-COMPATIBILITY.md
+++ b/STATE-COMPATIBILITY.md
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func someInternalMethod(ctx sdk.Context) {
 - It will run out of gas with `gasUsed = 2100` where 2100 is getting merkelized
 into the tx results.
 
-Therefore, we introduced a state-incompatibility by merklezing diverging gas
+Therefore, we introduced a state-incompatibility by merkelizing diverging gas
 usage.
 
 ## Secondary Limitations To Keep In Mind
@@ -208,4 +208,4 @@ to predict when the multi-threaded state can be updated.
 
 ### Hardware Errors
 
-This is out of the developer's control but is mentioned for completeness.
\ No newline at end of file
+This is out of the developer's control but is mentioned for completeness.
diff --git a/docs/DOCS_README.md b/docs/DOCS_README.md
index c728bdd26d..74894683a9 100644
--- a/docs/DOCS_README.md
+++ b/docs/DOCS_README.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ After building the docs website you can start it with `npm run serve`.
 2. Edit API docs
    1. Directly Edit API docs manually: `cmd/gaiad/swagger-ui/swagger.yaml`.
    2. Edit API docs within the [Swagger Editor](https://editor.swagger.io/). Please refer to this [document](https://swagger.io/docs/specification/2-0/basic-structure/) for the correct structure in `.yaml`.
-3. Download `swagger.yaml` and replace the old `swagger.yaml` under fold `cmd/gaiad/swagger-ui`.
+3. Download `swagger.yaml` and replace the old `swagger.yaml` under folder `cmd/gaiad/swagger-ui`.
 4. Compile gaiad
 
    ```bash