diff --git a/doc/asciidoc/client-patterns.txt b/doc/asciidoc/client-patterns.txt
index addb12e9..5bb50a08 100644
--- a/doc/asciidoc/client-patterns.txt
+++ b/doc/asciidoc/client-patterns.txt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The following values are accepted for 'propertyname':::
 	*AboveDock*, *Dock*, *Top*, *Normal*, *Bottom*, *Desktop*
 *Screen*;;
 	The number of the currently used 'screen'. If the setup of the
-	running xserver involves independant screens ('not Xinerama'), the $DISPLAY
+	running xserver involves independent screens ('not Xinerama'), the $DISPLAY
 	environment contains something like ':0.1' or ':1.0'. The part after the
 	dot ('.') is the number of the screen.
 *@XPROP*;;
diff --git a/doc/fluxbox-apps.5.in b/doc/fluxbox-apps.5.in
index cf57ba6b..6ffa0e16 100644
--- a/doc/fluxbox-apps.5.in
+++ b/doc/fluxbox-apps.5.in
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ The string name of the window\(cqs layer, which is one of
 \fBScreen\fR
 .RS 4
 The number of the currently used
-\fIscreen\fR\&. If the setup of the running xserver involves independant screens (\fInot Xinerama\fR), the $DISPLAY environment contains something like
+\fIscreen\fR\&. If the setup of the running xserver involves independent screens (\fInot Xinerama\fR), the $DISPLAY environment contains something like
 \fI:0\&.1\fR
 or
 \fI:1\&.0\fR\&. The part after the dot (\fI\&.\fR) is the number of the screen\&.
diff --git a/doc/fluxbox-keys.5.in b/doc/fluxbox-keys.5.in
index 21909179..07b3434a 100644
--- a/doc/fluxbox-keys.5.in
+++ b/doc/fluxbox-keys.5.in
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ The string name of the window\(cqs layer, which is one of
 \fBScreen\fR
 .RS 4
 The number of the currently used
-\fIscreen\fR\&. If the setup of the running xserver involves independant screens (\fInot Xinerama\fR), the $DISPLAY environment contains something like
+\fIscreen\fR\&. If the setup of the running xserver involves independent screens (\fInot Xinerama\fR), the $DISPLAY environment contains something like
 \fI:0\&.1\fR
 or
 \fI:1\&.0\fR\&. The part after the dot (\fI\&.\fR) is the number of the screen\&.