diff --git a/nibabel/tests/test_casting.py b/nibabel/tests/test_casting.py
index d4cf81515..c6c1ddb66 100644
--- a/nibabel/tests/test_casting.py
+++ b/nibabel/tests/test_casting.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def test_floor_log2():
 
 
 def test_able_int_type():
-    # The integer type cabable of containing values
+    # The integer type capable of containing values
     for vals, exp_out in (
         ([0, 1], np.uint8),
         ([0, 255], np.uint8),
diff --git a/nibabel/tests/test_proxy_api.py b/nibabel/tests/test_proxy_api.py
index 421bc5bf4..ba0f784d5 100644
--- a/nibabel/tests/test_proxy_api.py
+++ b/nibabel/tests/test_proxy_api.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   * if you pass a header into the __init__, then modifying the original
     header will not affect the result of the array return.
 
-These last are to allow the proxy to be re-used with different images.
+These last are to allow the proxy to be reused with different images.
 """
 
 import unittest