diff --git a/_sources/faq/usage_faq.rst.txt b/_sources/faq/usage_faq.rst.txt
index fd240d8ca80..41f7b0e4071 100644
--- a/_sources/faq/usage_faq.rst.txt
+++ b/_sources/faq/usage_faq.rst.txt
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ input.  Classes that are 'array-like' such as `pandas` data objects
 and `np.matrix` may or may not work as intended.  It is best to
 convert these to `np.array` objects prior to plotting.
 
-For example, to covert a `pandas.DataFrame` ::
+For example, to convert a `pandas.DataFrame` ::
 
   a = pandas.DataFrame(np.random.rand(4,5), columns = list('abcde'))
   a_asndarray = a.values
 
-and to covert a `np.matrix` ::
+and to convert a `np.matrix` ::
 
   b = np.matrix([[1,2],[3,4]])
   b_asarray = np.asarray(b)
diff --git a/_sources/faq/usage_faq.txt b/_sources/faq/usage_faq.txt
index ffe99d8e5b1..9e00cee5598 100644
--- a/_sources/faq/usage_faq.txt
+++ b/_sources/faq/usage_faq.txt
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ input.  Classes that are 'array-like' such as `pandas` data objects
 and `np.matrix` may or may not work as intended.  It is best to
 convert these to `np.array` objects prior to plotting.
 
-For example, to covert a `pandas.DataFrame` ::
+For example, to convert a `pandas.DataFrame` ::
 
   a = pandas.DataFrame(np.random.rand(4,5), columns = list('abcde'))
   a_asndarray = a.values
 
-and to covert a `np.matrix` ::
+and to convert a `np.matrix` ::
 
   b = np.matrix([[1,2],[3,4]])
   b_asarray = np.asarray(b)
diff --git a/_sources/tutorials/introductory/usage.rst.txt b/_sources/tutorials/introductory/usage.rst.txt
index 25df50e101c..c09ca07d2ee 100644
--- a/_sources/tutorials/introductory/usage.rst.txt
+++ b/_sources/tutorials/introductory/usage.rst.txt
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ For example, to convert a `pandas.DataFrame` ::
   a = pandas.DataFrame(np.random.rand(4,5), columns = list('abcde'))
   a_asndarray = a.values
 
-and to covert a `np.matrix` ::
+and to convert a `np.matrix` ::
 
   b = np.matrix([[1,2],[3,4]])
   b_asarray = np.asarray(b)