diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
index a487302..999952a 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
         self.top = top = WindowList.ListedToplevel(root, menu=self.menubar)
         if flist:
             self.tkinter_vars = flist.vars
-            #self.top.instance_dict makes flist.inversedict avalable to
-            #configDialog.py so it can access all EditorWindow instaces
+            #self.top.instance_dict makes flist.inversedict available to
+            #configDialog.py so it can access all EditorWindow instances
             self.top.instance_dict = flist.inversedict
         else:
             self.tkinter_vars = {}  # keys: Tkinter event names
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/HISTORY.txt b/Lib/idlelib/HISTORY.txt
index c0faaad..01d73ed 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/HISTORY.txt
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/HISTORY.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 - New tarball released as a result of the 'revitalisation' of the IDLEfork
   project. 
 
-- This release requires python 2.1 or better. Compatability with earlier
+- This release requires python 2.1 or better. Compatibility with earlier
   versions of python (especially ancient ones like 1.5x) is no longer a
   priority in IDLEfork development.