diff --git a/common/cmd_flash.c b/common/cmd_flash.c
index 3773412..6361c4e 100644
--- a/common/cmd_flash.c
+++ b/common/cmd_flash.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_JFFS2) && defined(CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS)
 #include <jffs2/jffs2.h>
 
-/* parition handling routines */
+/* partition handling routines */
 int mtdparts_init(void);
 int mtd_id_parse(const char *id, const char **ret_id, u8 *dev_type, u8 *dev_num);
 int find_dev_and_part(const char *id, struct mtd_device **dev,
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
 				addr_first = part->offset + info->start[0];
 				addr_last = addr_first + part->size - 1;
 
-				printf ("Erase Flash Parition %s, "
+				printf ("Erase Flash Partition %s, "
 						"bank %ld, 0x%08lx - 0x%08lx ",
 						argv[1], bank, addr_first,
 						addr_last);
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@
 				addr_first = part->offset + info->start[0];
 				addr_last = addr_first + part->size - 1;
 
-				printf ("%sProtect Flash Parition %s, "
+				printf ("%sProtect Flash Partition %s, "
 						"bank %ld, 0x%08lx - 0x%08lx\n",
 						p ? "" : "Un", argv[1],
 						bank, addr_first, addr_last);
diff --git a/common/cmd_nand.c b/common/cmd_nand.c
index 9b0c930..f611fd7 100644
--- a/common/cmd_nand.c
+++ b/common/cmd_nand.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_CMD_MTDPARTS)
 
-/* parition handling routines */
+/* partition handling routines */
 int mtdparts_init(void);
 int id_parse(const char *id, const char **ret_id, u8 *dev_type, u8 *dev_num);
 int find_dev_and_part(const char *id, struct mtd_device **dev,
diff --git a/doc/README.JFFS2_NAND b/doc/README.JFFS2_NAND
index 2b3326b..5018ae8 100644
--- a/doc/README.JFFS2_NAND
+++ b/doc/README.JFFS2_NAND
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #define CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND 1
 
 Configuration of partitions is similar to how this is done in  U-Boot
-for  JFFS2  on top NOR flash. If a single parition is used, it can be
+for  JFFS2  on top NOR flash. If a single partition is used, it can be
 configured using the following #defines in the configuration file:
 
 #define CONFIG_JFFS2_NAND_DEV 0			/* nand device jffs2 lives on */