diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
index dbd8bf26ce..62cf51f4d8 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window_views.cc
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ const char* AppCommandToString(int command_id) {
     case APPCOMMAND_DICTATE_OR_COMMAND_CONTROL_TOGGLE:
       return "dictate-or-command-control-toggle";
     default:
-      return "unkown";
+      return "unknown";
   }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/guest-view-internal.coffee b/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/guest-view-internal.coffee
index cc0a7c928e..b62418d146 100644
--- a/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/guest-view-internal.coffee
+++ b/atom/renderer/lib/web-view/guest-view-internal.coffee
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ WEB_VIEW_EVENTS =
   'leave-html-full-screen': []
 
 dispatchEvent = (webView, event, args...) ->
-  throw new Error("Unkown event #{event}") unless WEB_VIEW_EVENTS[event]?
+  throw new Error("Unknown event #{event}") unless WEB_VIEW_EVENTS[event]?
   domEvent = new Event(event)
   for f, i in WEB_VIEW_EVENTS[event]
     domEvent[f] = args[i]