diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-authzid.c b/docs/examples/imap-authzid.c
index 0ec065db296585..9cf0d7f4d3e88b 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-authzid.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-authzid.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 /* <DESC>
- * Retreieve emails from a shared IMAP mailbox
+ * Retrieve emails from a shared IMAP mailbox
  * </DESC>
  */
 
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-fetch.c b/docs/examples/imap-fetch.c
index 9c73e507544852..68ae01f28df7ca 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-fetch.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-fetch.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 /* <DESC>
- * Retreieve IMAP emails
+ * Retrieve IMAP emails
  * </DESC>
  */