diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/dependents.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/dependents.py
index e60733f5890..89fd15ffdab 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/dependents.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/dependents.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def setup_parser(subparser):
 
 def inverted_dependencies():
     """Iterate through all packages and return a dictionary mapping package
-       names to possible dependnecies.
+       names to possible dependencies.
 
        Virtual packages are included as sources, so that you can query
        dependents of, e.g., `mpi`, but virtuals are not included as
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/spec.py b/lib/spack/spack/spec.py
index 718b5ef14db..c6fe2da7627 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/spec.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/spec.py
@@ -3120,7 +3120,7 @@ def copy(self, deps=True, **kwargs):
             A copy of this spec.
 
         Examples:
-            Deep copy with dependnecies::
+            Deep copy with dependencies::
 
                 spec.copy()
                 spec.copy(deps=True)