diff --git a/librepo/handle.h.in b/librepo/handle.h.in
index dc10b5a4..eb242dde 100644
--- a/librepo/handle.h.in
+++ b/librepo/handle.h.in
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ typedef enum {
         Do not duplicate local metadata, just locate the old one */
 
     LRO_HTTPAUTH,  /*!< (long 1 or 0)
-        Enable all supported method of HTTP authentification.
+        Enable all supported method of HTTP authentication.
         This option is DEPRECATED!
         Use LRO_HTTPAUTHMETHODS */
 
     LRO_USERPWD,  /*!< (char *)
-        User and password for http authetification in format user:password.
+        User and password for HTTP authentication in format user:password.
         The user and password strings are not URL decoded, so there is no way to send in
         a username containing a colon using this option. The option is DEPRECATED!
         Use LRO_USERNAME and LRO_PASSWORD */
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ typedef enum {
         Type of the proxy used. */
 
     LRO_PROXYAUTH,  /*!< (long 1 or 0)
-        Enable all supported method for proxy authentification.
+        Enable all supported method for proxy authentication.
         This option is DEPRECATED!
         Use LRO_PROXYAUTHMETHODS */
 
@@ -435,10 +435,10 @@ typedef enum {
         certificates. Used for proxy. */
 
     LRO_USERNAME,  /*!< (char *)
-        User for http authetification */
+        User for HTTP authentication */
 
     LRO_PASSWORD,  /*!< (char *)
-        Password for http authetification */
+        Password for HTTP authentication */
 
     LRO_SENTINEL,    /*!< Sentinel */
 
diff --git a/tests/README.rst b/tests/README.rst
index f7e6d032..49c8cfed 100644
--- a/tests/README.rst
+++ b/tests/README.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $ python python/tests/servermock/server.py
 Url examples
 ------------
 http://127.0.0.1:5000/yum/auth_basic/static/01/repodata/repomd.xml
- * This url provides basic authentification
+ * This url provides basic authentication
 
 http://127.0.0.1:5000/yum/badgpg/static/01/repodata/repomd.xml.asc
  * This url in fact returns .../repodata/repomd.xml.asc.bad file