diff --git a/etsi_codec-patches/README b/etsi_codec-patches/README
index 1c95c83..9b59b74 100644
--- a/etsi_codec-patches/README
+++ b/etsi_codec-patches/README
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@ a8115fe68ef8f8cc466f4192572a1e3e
 Due to the use of uppercase file names in the zip file, you should use the "-L"
 flag to the unzip program, which ensures all files are completely lower-case.
 
-Please apply all of the patches foudn in this directory to the
+Please apply all of the patches found in this directory to the
 resulting source code.
diff --git a/src/demod/cqpsk.py b/src/demod/cqpsk.py
index 6be6ee7..c5a8f3d 100644
--- a/src/demod/cqpsk.py
+++ b/src/demod/cqpsk.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class cqpsk_mod(gr.hier_block2):
         Adds QPSK modulation-specific options to the standard parser
         """
         parser.add_option("", "--excess-bw", type="float", default=_def_excess_bw,
-                          help="set RRC excess bandwith factor [default=%default] (PSK)")
+                          help="set RRC excess bandwidth factor [default=%default] (PSK)")
         parser.add_option("", "--no-gray-code", dest="gray_code",
                           action="store_false", default=_def_gray_code,
                           help="disable gray coding on modulated bits (PSK)")
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class cqpsk_demod(gr.hier_block2):
         Adds modulation-specific options to the standard parser
         """
         parser.add_option("", "--excess-bw", type="float", default=_def_excess_bw,
-                          help="set RRC excess bandwith factor [default=%default] (PSK)")
+                          help="set RRC excess bandwidth factor [default=%default] (PSK)")
         parser.add_option("", "--no-gray-code", dest="gray_code",
                           action="store_false", default=_def_gray_code,
                           help="disable gray coding on modulated bits (PSK)")