diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a3e9c8b..35d94fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ Exit Codes:
   0  OK
   1  Invalid option
   2  User didn't gave the confirmation to proceed
-  3  An error occured when creating/restoring the backup of the .bashrc file
-  4  An error occured when adding/removing the alias
+  3  An error occurred when creating/restoring the backup of the .bashrc file
+  4  An error occurred when adding/removing the alias
 ```
   
 For more information, see the malias(1) man page
diff --git a/doc/man/malias.1 b/doc/man/malias.1
index 3941f67..2be3bb6 100644
--- a/doc/man/malias.1
+++ b/doc/man/malias.1
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ User didn't gave the confirmation to proceed
 
 .TP
 .B 3
-An error occured when creating/restoring the backup of the .bashrc file
+An error occurred when creating/restoring the backup of the .bashrc file
 
 .TP
 .B 4
-An error occured when adding/removing the alias
+An error occurred when adding/removing the alias
 
 .SH USAGE
 .TP
diff --git a/src/script/malias.sh b/src/script/malias.sh
index dcf2c8a..3a62c81 100755
--- a/src/script/malias.sh
+++ b/src/script/malias.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ backup_bashrc() {
 	if cp -p ~/.bashrc ~/".bashrc-bck_${name}-${operation}-${alias_name}"; then
 		echo -e "\nBackup of the .bashrc file created"
 	else
-		echo -e >&2 "\nERROR: An error occured when creating the backup of the .bashrc file"
+		echo -e >&2 "\nERROR: An error occurred when creating the backup of the .bashrc file"
 		exit 3
 	fi
 }
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ check_bashrc_error() {
 	else
 		case "${operation}" in
 			add)
-				echo -e >&2 "\nERROR: An error occured when adding the alias\nPlease verify that you typed the alias correctly\nAlso, be aware that the alias name cannot contain space(s). However, it can contain \"-\" (hyphen) or \"_\" (underscore)"
+				echo -e >&2 "\nERROR: An error occurred when adding the alias\nPlease verify that you typed the alias correctly\nAlso, be aware that the alias name cannot contain space(s). However, it can contain \"-\" (hyphen) or \"_\" (underscore)"
 			;;
 			delete)
-				echo -e >&2 "\nERROR: An error occured when deleting the alias"
+				echo -e >&2 "\nERROR: An error occurred when deleting the alias"
 			;;
 		esac