diff --git a/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/log.py b/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/log.py
index efcd487f23f..a2362b31ee6 100644
--- a/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/log.py
+++ b/lib/spack/llnl/util/tty/log.py
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ def __enter__(self):
         self._active = True
 
         # return this log_output object so that the user can do things
-        # like temporarily echo some ouptut.
+        # like temporarily echo some output.
         return self
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/spec.py b/lib/spack/spack/spec.py
index eaf7544e83b..a8e3684e448 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/spec.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/spec.py
@@ -3921,7 +3921,7 @@ def write_attribute(spec, attribute, color):
             elif 'version' in parts:
                 col = '@'
 
-            # Finally, write the ouptut
+            # Finally, write the output
             write(sig + morph(spec, str(current)), col)
 
         attribute = ''