diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53edac71a5..cea020a9ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ To change the user directory and/or account name follow the instructions [here](
 [Urchin]: https://git.sdf.org/tlevine/urchin
 [Fish]: https://fishshell.com
 
-**Homebrew makes zsh directories unsecure**
+**Homebrew makes zsh directories insecure**
 
 ```shell
 zsh compinit: insecure directories, run compaudit for list.
diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_is_version_installed b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_is_version_installed
index 45971f0b68..3d7de4f67e 100755
--- a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_is_version_installed	
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_is_version_installed	
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ check_version() {
   mkdir -p "$NODE_PATH/$VERSION/bin" && cd "$NODE_PATH/$VERSION/bin" && touch "$NODE_PATH/$VERSION/bin/$BINARY"
   ! nvm_is_version_installed "$VERSION" || die "nvm_is_version_installed $VERSION should fail with non executable existing version"
 
-  # nvm_is_version_installed whould work
+  # nvm_is_version_installed would work
   chmod +x "$NODE_PATH/$VERSION/bin/$BINARY"
   nvm_is_version_installed "$VERSION" || die "nvm_is_version_installed $VERSION should work"
 }