2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index 061226ea6f..07f1628568 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ sso:
 # and issued at ("iat") claims are validated if present.
 #
 # Note that this is a non-standard login type and client support is
-# expected to be non-existant.
+# expected to be non-existent.
 #
 # See https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/jwt.md.
 #
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ spam_checker:
 #
 # Options for the rules include:
 #
-#   user_id: Matches agaisnt the creator of the alias
+#   user_id: Matches against the creator of the alias
 #   room_id: Matches against the room ID being published
 #   alias: Matches against any current local or canonical aliases
 #            associated with the room
@@ -2448,7 +2448,7 @@ opentracing:
     # This is a list of regexes which are matched against the server_name of the
     # homeserver.
     #
-    # By defult, it is empty, so no servers are matched.
+    # By default, it is empty, so no servers are matched.
     #
     #homeserver_whitelist:
     #  - ".*"
diff --git a/docs/sample_log_config.yaml b/docs/sample_log_config.yaml
index 55a48a9ed6..e26657f9fe 100644
--- a/docs/sample_log_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_log_config.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ root:
     # then write them to a file.
     #
     # Replace "buffer" with "console" to log to stderr instead. (Note that you'll
-    # also need to update the configuation for the `twisted` logger above, in
+    # also need to update the configuration for the `twisted` logger above, in
     # this case.)
     #
     handlers: [buffer]