diff --git a/atom/browser/native_window.cc b/atom/browser/native_window.cc
index 2379bdd053c5..f9008b898bd6 100644
--- a/atom/browser/native_window.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/native_window.cc
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void NativeWindow::RendererUnresponsive(content::WebContents* source) {
   // responsive event soon. This could happen after the whole application had
   // blocked for a while.
   // Also notice that when closing this event would be ignored because we have
-  // explicity started a close timeout counter. This is on purpose because we
+  // explicitly started a close timeout counter. This is on purpose because we
   // don't want the unresponsive event to be sent too early when user is closing
   // the window.
   ScheduleUnresponsiveEvent(50);
diff --git a/docs/api/browser-window.md b/docs/api/browser-window.md
index 143c0179428b..93785878d146 100644
--- a/docs/api/browser-window.md
+++ b/docs/api/browser-window.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ It creates a new `BrowserWindow` with native properties as set by the `options`.
   * `alwaysOnTop` Boolean - Whether the window should always stay on top of
     other windows. Default is `false`.
   * `fullscreen` Boolean - Whether the window should show in fullscreen. When
-    explicity set to `false` the fullscreen button will be hidden or disabled
+    explicitly set to `false` the fullscreen button will be hidden or disabled
     on OS X. Default is `false`.
   * `fullscreenable` Boolean - Whether the maximize/zoom button on OS X should
     toggle full screen mode or maximize window. Default is `true`.