diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0c30f7c..f864c59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Args:
    -v                  Verify only
    -d device           Target block device
    -h, --help          Print this help message
-   -n, --noconfirm     Do not ask for premission
+   -n, --noconfirm     Do not ask for permission
    -V, --version       Print version
 ```
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ MiB is also a multiple of the most common sector sizes. We could write it all
 with no flushing, but that would mean the progress indicator will measure
 buffered writes, which is useless.  
 
-It should be possible to induce optimal block size, but this ide has not been
+It should be possible to induce optimal block size, but this idea has not been
 explored yet.  
 
 Currently when verifying the written data, we read from both the input file and
diff --git a/writeimg.c b/writeimg.c
index e839930..f0139ad 100644
--- a/writeimg.c
+++ b/writeimg.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const char help[] =
     "   -v                  Verify only\n"
     "   -d device           Target block device\n"
     "   -h, --help          Print this help message\n"
-    "   -n, --noconfirm     Do not ask for premission\n"
+    "   -n, --noconfirm     Do not ask for permission\n"
     "   -V, --version       Print version\n"
     "\0";
 // clang-format on