diff --git a/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/default.py b/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/default.py
index 0b44307478..1767f3ccf2 100644
--- a/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/default.py
+++ b/easybuild/framework/easyconfig/default.py
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@
     'checksums': [[], "Checksums for sources and patches", BUILD],
     'configopts': ['', 'Extra options passed to configure (default already has --prefix)', BUILD],
     'cuda_compute_capabilities': [[], "List of CUDA compute capabilities to build with (if supported)", BUILD],
-    'download_instructions': ['', "Specify steps to aquire necessary file, if obtaining it is difficult", BUILD],
+    'download_instructions': ['', "Specify steps to acquire necessary file, if obtaining it is difficult", BUILD],
     'easyblock': [None, "EasyBlock to use for building; if set to None, an easyblock is selected "
                         "based on the software name", BUILD],
     'easybuild_version': [None, "EasyBuild-version this spec-file was written for", BUILD],
     'enhance_sanity_check': [False, "Indicate that additional sanity check commands & paths should enhance "
-                             "the existin sanity check, not replace it", BUILD],
+                             "the existing sanity check, not replace it", BUILD],
     'fix_bash_shebang_for': [None, "List of files for which Bash shebang should be fixed "
                                    "to '#!/usr/bin/env bash' (glob patterns supported)", BUILD],
     'fix_perl_shebang_for': [None, "List of files for which Perl shebang should be fixed "