diff --git a/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst b/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst
index a7a2c39..3b74aa8 100644
--- a/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 asynchronously executing callables.
 
 The asynchronous execution can be be performed with threads, using
-:class:`ThreadPoolExecutor`, or seperate processes, using
+:class:`ThreadPoolExecutor`, or separate processes, using
 :class:`ProcessPoolExecutor`.  Both implement the same interface, which is
 defined by the abstract :class:`Executor` class.
 
diff --git a/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py b/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py
index 36a40d3..f461b77 100644
--- a/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py
+++ b/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 def _process_worker(call_queue, result_queue, shutdown):
     """Evaluates calls from call_queue and places the results in result_queue.
 
-    This worker is run in a seperate process.
+    This worker is run in a separate process.
 
     Args:
         call_queue: A multiprocessing.Queue of _CallItems that will be read and