diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 384a82bba82..3e1a22373d7 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ CWallet* pwalletMain = NULL;
 bool fFeeEstimatesInitialized = false;
 
 #ifdef WIN32
-// Win32 LevelDB doesn't use filedescriptors, and the ones used for
+// Win32 LevelDB doesn't use file descriptors, and the ones used for
 // accessing block files don't count towards the fd_set size limit
 // anyway.
 #define MIN_CORE_FILEDESCRIPTORS 0
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
         strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-mintxfee=<amt>", strprintf("Fees (in BTC/Kb) smaller than this are considered zero fee for transaction creation (default: %s)",
             FormatMoney(CWallet::minTxFee.GetFeePerK())));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-paytxfee=<amt>", strprintf(_("Fee (in BTC/kB) to add to transactions you send (default: %s)"), FormatMoney(payTxFee.GetFeePerK())));
-    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rescan", _("Rescan the block chain for missing wallet transactions") + " " + _("on startup"));
+    strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-rescan", _("Rescan the blockchain for missing wallet transactions") + " " + _("on startup"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-salvagewallet", _("Attempt to recover private keys from a corrupt wallet.dat") + " " + _("on startup"));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-sendfreetransactions", strprintf(_("Send transactions as zero-fee transactions if possible (default: %u)"), 0));
     strUsage += HelpMessageOpt("-spendzeroconfchange", strprintf(_("Spend unconfirmed change when sending transactions (default: %u)"), 1));