diff --git a/compiler/options.nim b/compiler/options.nim
index e7c9346a7a2f..746ee9044b3a 100644
--- a/compiler/options.nim
+++ b/compiler/options.nim
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ proc getOutFile*(filename, ext: string): string =
 proc getPrefixDir*(): string =
   ## Gets the prefix dir, usually the parent directory where the binary resides.
   ##
-  ## This is overrided by some tools (namely nimsuggest) via the ``gPrefixDir``
+  ## This is overridden by some tools (namely nimsuggest) via the ``gPrefixDir``
   ## global.
   if gPrefixDir != "": result = gPrefixDir
   else:
diff --git a/tests/generics/t88.nim b/tests/generics/t88.nim
index 35bdeb8f12d0..280a346c5d0c 100644
--- a/tests/generics/t88.nim
+++ b/tests/generics/t88.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ proc new[V](t: typedesc[BaseClass], v: V): BaseClass[V] =
   BaseClass[V](b: v)
 
 proc baseMethod[V](v: BaseClass[V]): V = v.b
-proc overridedMethod[V](v: BaseClass[V]): V = v.baseMethod
+proc overriddenMethod[V](v: BaseClass[V]): V = v.baseMethod
 
 type
   ChildClass[V] = object of BaseClass[V]
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ type
 proc new[V](t: typedesc[ChildClass], v1, v2: V): ChildClass[V] =
   ChildClass[V](b: v1, c: v2)
 
-proc overridedMethod[V](v: ChildClass[V]): V = v.c
+proc overriddenMethod[V](v: ChildClass[V]): V = v.c
 
 let c = ChildClass[string].new("Base", "Child")
 
 assert c.baseMethod == "Base"
-assert c.overridedMethod == "Child"
+assert c.overriddenMethod == "Child"
 
 
 # bug #4528