diff --git a/src/class_singleWorker.py b/src/class_singleWorker.py
index 327f526a..888d96f6 100644
--- a/src/class_singleWorker.py
+++ b/src/class_singleWorker.py
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ class singleWorker(threading.Thread):
             toAddress)
 
         shared.UISignalQueue.put((
-            'updateStatusBar', tr.translateText("MainWindow",'Broacasting the public key request. This program will auto-retry if they are offline.')))
+            'updateStatusBar', tr.translateText("MainWindow",'Broadcasting the public key request. This program will auto-retry if they are offline.')))
         shared.UISignalQueue.put(('updateSentItemStatusByToAddress', (toAddress, tr.translateText("MainWindow",'Sending public key request. Waiting for reply. Requested at %1').arg(l10n.formatTimestamp()))))
 
     def generateFullAckMessage(self, ackdata, toStreamNumber, TTL):
diff --git a/src/helper_startup.py b/src/helper_startup.py
index 778fe70a..0d4e0cb0 100644
--- a/src/helper_startup.py
+++ b/src/helper_startup.py
@@ -145,5 +145,5 @@ def isOurOperatingSystemLimitedToHavingVeryFewHalfOpenConnections():
             return StrictVersion("5.1.2600")<=VER_THIS and StrictVersion("6.0.6000")>=VER_THIS
         return False
     except Exception as err:
-        print "Info: we could not tell whether your OS is limited to having very view half open connections because we couldn't interpret the platform version. Don't worry; we'll assume that it is not limited. This tends to occur on Raspberry Pis. :", err
+        print "Info: we could not tell whether your OS is limited to having very few half open connections because we couldn't interpret the platform version. Don't worry; we'll assume that it is not limited. This tends to occur on Raspberry Pis. :", err
         return False
diff --git a/src/translations/bitmessage_de.ts b/src/translations/bitmessage_de.ts
index 5d937bf9..ca20ffd0 100644
--- a/src/translations/bitmessage_de.ts
+++ b/src/translations/bitmessage_de.ts
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../bitmessagemain.py" line="3844"/>
-        <source>Broacasting the public key request. This program will auto-retry if they are offline.</source>
+        <source>Broadcasting the public key request. This program will auto-retry if they are offline.</source>
         <translation type="obsolete">Anfrage für den Verschlüsselungscode versendet (wird automatisch periodisch neu verschickt).</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
diff --git a/src/translations/bitmessage_eo.ts b/src/translations/bitmessage_eo.ts
index 2f09691d..c7495bb8 100644
--- a/src/translations/bitmessage_eo.ts
+++ b/src/translations/bitmessage_eo.ts
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../bitmessagemain.py" line="3844"/>
-        <source>Broacasting the public key request. This program will auto-retry if they are offline.</source>
+        <source>Broadcasting the public key request. This program will auto-retry if they are offline.</source>
         <translation type="obsolete">Anfrage für den Verschlüsselungscode versendet (wird automatisch periodisch neu verschickt).</translation>
     </message>
     <message>
diff --git a/src/translations/bitmessage_zh_cn.ts b/src/translations/bitmessage_zh_cn.ts
index adc055e5..5a96c47a 100644
--- a/src/translations/bitmessage_zh_cn.ts
+++ b/src/translations/bitmessage_zh_cn.ts
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ Receiver&apos;s required difficulty: %1 and %2</source>
     </message>
     <message>
         <location filename="../class_singleWorker.py" line="928"/>
-        <source>Broacasting the public key request. This program will auto-retry if they are offline.</source>
+        <source>Broadcasting the public key request. This program will auto-retry if they are offline.</source>
         <translation>正在广播公钥请求. 如果他们不在线, 这一过程将自动重试.</translation>
     </message>
     <message>