diff --git a/gramps/gen/utils/configmanager.py b/gramps/gen/utils/configmanager.py
index f2017ea9d..c7199e333 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/utils/configmanager.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/utils/configmanager.py
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
     def get(self, key):
         """
         Get the setting's value. raise an error if an invalid section.setting.
-        Key is a sting in the "section.setting" format.
+        Key is a string in the "section.setting" format.
         """
         if "." in key:
             section, setting = key.split(".", 1)
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
     def is_set(self, key):
         """
         Does the setting exist? Returns True if does, False otherwise.
-        Key is a sting in the "section.setting" format.
+        Key is a string in the "section.setting" format.
         """
         if "." in key:
             section, setting = key.split(".", 1)
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
     def has_default(self, key):
         """
         Does the setting have a default value? Returns True if it does,
-        False otherwise. Key is a sting in the "section.setting" format.
+        False otherwise. Key is a string in the "section.setting" format.
         """
         if "." in key:
             section, setting = key.split(".", 1)
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
     def get_default(self, key):
         """
         Get the setting's default value. Raises an error if invalid key is
-        give. Key is a sting in the "section.setting" format.
+        give. Key is a string in the "section.setting" format.
         """
         if "." in key:
             section, setting = key.split(".", 1)
diff --git a/gramps/gui/clipboard.py b/gramps/gui/clipboard.py
index 08909b380..9b16bcb90 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/clipboard.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/clipboard.py
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ class ClipboardListView(object):
             tglist.add(tg.atom_drag_type, tg.target_flags, tg.app_id)
         self._widget.enable_model_drag_dest([],
                                     Gdk.DragAction.COPY)
-        #TODO GTK3: wourkaround here for bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=680638
+        #TODO GTK3: workaround here for bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=680638
         self._widget.drag_dest_set_target_list(tglist)
         #self._widget.drag_dest_set(Gtk.DestDefaults.ALL, targ_data,
         #                            Gdk.DragAction.COPY)
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ class ClipboardListView(object):
                 o = model.get_value(node,1)
                 targets += [target.target_data_atom() for target in o.__class__.DROP_TARGETS]
 
-        #TODO GTK3: wourkaround here for bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=680638
+        #TODO GTK3: workaround here for bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=680638
         self._widget.enable_model_drag_source(Gdk.ModifierType.BUTTON1_MASK,
                             [],
                             Gdk.DragAction.COPY | Gdk.DragAction.MOVE)