diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
index 8d2754ece9..83bf40478d 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_actions.cc
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ Editor::register_actions ()
 	ActionManager::register_radio_action (snap_actions, snap_choice_group, X_("snap-to-twentieths"), _("Snap to Twentieths"), (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::snap_type_chosen), Editing::SnapToBeatDiv20)));
 	ActionManager::register_radio_action (snap_actions, snap_choice_group, X_("snap-to-asixteenthbeat"), _("Snap to Sixteenths"), (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::snap_type_chosen), Editing::SnapToBeatDiv16)));
 	ActionManager::register_radio_action (snap_actions, snap_choice_group, X_("snap-to-fourteenths"), _("Snap to Fourteenths"), (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::snap_type_chosen), Editing::SnapToBeatDiv14)));
-	ActionManager::register_radio_action (snap_actions, snap_choice_group, X_("snap-to-twelfths"), _("Snap to Tweflths"), (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::snap_type_chosen), Editing::SnapToBeatDiv12)));
+	ActionManager::register_radio_action (snap_actions, snap_choice_group, X_("snap-to-twelfths"), _("Snap to Twelfths"), (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::snap_type_chosen), Editing::SnapToBeatDiv12)));
 	ActionManager::register_radio_action (snap_actions, snap_choice_group, X_("snap-to-tenths"), _("Snap to Tenths"), (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::snap_type_chosen), Editing::SnapToBeatDiv10)));
 	ActionManager::register_radio_action (snap_actions, snap_choice_group, X_("snap-to-eighths"), _("Snap to Eighths"), (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::snap_type_chosen), Editing::SnapToBeatDiv8)));
 	ActionManager::register_radio_action (snap_actions, snap_choice_group, X_("snap-to-sevenths"), _("Snap to Sevenths"), (sigc::bind (sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Editor::snap_type_chosen), Editing::SnapToBeatDiv7)));
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
index 722612d21c..c23106494c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ RCOptionEditor::RCOptionEditor ()
 	add_option (_("Misc"),
 	     new BoolOption (
 		     "sync-all-route-ordering",
-		     _("Syncronise editor and mixer track order"),
+		     _("Synchronise editor and mixer track order"),
 		     sigc::mem_fun (*_rc_config, &RCConfiguration::get_sync_all_route_ordering),
 		     sigc::mem_fun (*_rc_config, &RCConfiguration::set_sync_all_route_ordering)
 		     ));