diff --git a/app/scenes/CollectionDelete/CollectionDelete.js b/app/scenes/CollectionDelete/CollectionDelete.js
index 1e06afa6..4cded173 100644
--- a/app/scenes/CollectionDelete/CollectionDelete.js
+++ b/app/scenes/CollectionDelete/CollectionDelete.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class CollectionDelete extends Component {
         <form onSubmit={this.handleSubmit}>
           <HelpText>
             Are you sure? Deleting the <strong>{collection.name}</strong>{' '}
-            collection is permanant and will also delete all of the documents
+            collection is permanent and will also delete all of the documents
             within it, so be careful with that.
           </HelpText>
           <Button type="submit" danger>
diff --git a/app/scenes/DocumentDelete/DocumentDelete.js b/app/scenes/DocumentDelete/DocumentDelete.js
index cab12368..4e494afc 100644
--- a/app/scenes/DocumentDelete/DocumentDelete.js
+++ b/app/scenes/DocumentDelete/DocumentDelete.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DocumentDelete extends Component {
         <form onSubmit={this.handleSubmit}>
           <HelpText>
             Are you sure? Deleting the <strong>{document.title}</strong>{' '}
-            document is permanant and will also delete all of its history.
+            document is permanent and will also delete all of its history.
           </HelpText>
           <Button type="submit" danger>
             {this.isDeleting ? 'Deleting…' : 'Delete'}