diff --git a/src/dfb/region.cpp b/src/dfb/region.cpp
index 7a2cb28b7d..d07fd09a5d 100644
--- a/src/dfb/region.cpp
+++ b/src/dfb/region.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public:
 
     ~wxRegionRefData() {}
 
-    // default assignment and comparision operators are OK
+    // default assignment and comparison operators are OK
 
     wxRect m_rect;
 };
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ bool wxRegion::DoSubtract(const wxRegion& region)
     }
     else if ( !M_REGION->m_rect.Intersects(rect) )
     {
-        // the rectangles are disjoint, so substracting has no effect
+        // the rectangles are disjoint, so subtracting has no effect
         return true;
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/dfb/wrapdfb.cpp b/src/dfb/wrapdfb.cpp
index eb7f3e8c1c..6159b7df16 100644
--- a/src/dfb/wrapdfb.cpp
+++ b/src/dfb/wrapdfb.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ bool wxDfbCheckReturn(DFBResult code)
 
         default:
             // FIXME: should handle the errors individually
-            wxLogError(_("DirectFB error %d occured."), (int)code);
+            wxLogError(_("DirectFB error %d occurred."), (int)code);
             return false;
     }
 }