- Fix typos in the multiprocessing module.
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py
index 4b077e5..d845f72 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/synchronize.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
             num_waiters = (self._sleeping_count._semlock._get_value() -
                            self._woken_count._semlock._get_value())
         except Exception:
-            num_waiters = 'unkown'
+            num_waiters = 'unknown'
         return '<Condition(%s, %s)>' % (self._lock, num_waiters)
 
     def wait(self, timeout=None):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index baf06d0..c8dc24b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 - Issue #17754: Make ctypes.util.find_library() independent of the locale.
 
+- Fix typos in the multiprocessing module.
+
 What's New in Python 2.7.5?
 ===========================
 
diff --git a/Modules/_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.c b/Modules/_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.c
index c831637..d192a07 100644
--- a/Modules/_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.c
+++ b/Modules/_multiprocessing/multiprocessing.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         break;
     default:
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError,
-                     "unkown error number %d", num);
+                     "unknown error number %d", num);
     }
     return NULL;
 }