diff --git a/ompi/mca/bcol/ptpcoll/bcol_ptpcoll_mca.c b/ompi/mca/bcol/ptpcoll/bcol_ptpcoll_mca.c
index ea6dc53dc8..57caf7c110 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/bcol/ptpcoll/bcol_ptpcoll_mca.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/bcol/ptpcoll/bcol_ptpcoll_mca.c
@@ -166,17 +166,17 @@ int mca_bcol_ptpcoll_register_mca_params(void)
                   "(starts from 8)", 8, &cm->num_to_probe, REGINT_GE_ONE));
 
     CHECK(reg_int("bcast_small_msg_known_root_alg", NULL,
-                  "Algoritm selection for bcast small messages known root"
+                  "Algorithm selection for bcast small messages known root"
                   "(1 - K-nomial, 2 - N-array)", 1, &cm->bcast_small_messages_known_root_alg,
                   REGINT_GE_ZERO));
 
     CHECK(reg_int("bcast_large_msg_known_root_alg", NULL,
-                  "Algoritm selection for bcast large messages known root"
+                  "Algorithm selection for bcast large messages known root"
                   "(1 - Binomial scatther-gather, 2 - N-array scather, K-nomial gather)",
                   1, &cm->bcast_large_messages_known_root_alg, REGINT_GE_ZERO));
 
     CHECK(reg_int("barrier_alg", NULL,
-                  "Algoritm selection for Barrier"
+                  "Algorithm selection for Barrier"
                   "(1 - Recursive doubling, 2 - Recursive K-ing)",
                   1, &cm->barrier_alg, REGINT_GE_ZERO));
 
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/scoll/basic/scoll_basic_component.c b/oshmem/mca/scoll/basic/scoll_basic_component.c
index b6e485ce13..09814eb496 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/scoll/basic/scoll_basic_component.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/scoll/basic/scoll_basic_component.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static int basic_register(void)
                                            &mca_scoll_basic_priority_param);
 
     sprintf(help_msg,
-            "Algoritm selection for Barrier (%d - Central Counter, %d - Tournament, %d - Recursive Doubling, %d - Dissemination, %d - Basic, %d - Adaptive)",
+            "Algorithm selection for Barrier (%d - Central Counter, %d - Tournament, %d - Recursive Doubling, %d - Dissemination, %d - Basic, %d - Adaptive)",
             SCOLL_ALG_BARRIER_CENTRAL_COUNTER,
             SCOLL_ALG_BARRIER_TOURNAMENT,
             SCOLL_ALG_BARRIER_RECURSIVE_DOUBLING,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int basic_register(void)
                                            &mca_scoll_basic_param_barrier_algorithm);
 
     sprintf(help_msg,
-            "Algoritm selection for Broadcast (%d - Central Counter, %d - Binomial)",
+            "Algorithm selection for Broadcast (%d - Central Counter, %d - Binomial)",
             SCOLL_ALG_BROADCAST_CENTRAL_COUNTER,
             SCOLL_ALG_BROADCAST_BINOMIAL);
     (void) mca_base_component_var_register(comp,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int basic_register(void)
                                            &mca_scoll_basic_param_broadcast_algorithm);
 
     sprintf(help_msg,
-            "Algoritm selection for Collect (%d - Central Counter, %d - Tournament, %d - Recursive Doubling, %d - Ring)",
+            "Algorithm selection for Collect (%d - Central Counter, %d - Tournament, %d - Recursive Doubling, %d - Ring)",
             SCOLL_ALG_COLLECT_CENTRAL_COUNTER,
             SCOLL_ALG_COLLECT_TOURNAMENT,
             SCOLL_ALG_COLLECT_RECURSIVE_DOUBLING,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static int basic_register(void)
                                            &mca_scoll_basic_param_collect_algorithm);
 
     sprintf(help_msg,
-            "Algoritm selection for Reduce (%d - Central Counter, %d - Tournament, %d - Recursive Doubling %d - Linear %d - Log)",
+            "Algorithm selection for Reduce (%d - Central Counter, %d - Tournament, %d - Recursive Doubling %d - Linear %d - Log)",
             SCOLL_ALG_REDUCE_CENTRAL_COUNTER,
             SCOLL_ALG_REDUCE_TOURNAMENT,
             SCOLL_ALG_REDUCE_RECURSIVE_DOUBLING,