diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
index 27922867a7..8fafa5dd04 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml
@@ -3324,7 +3324,7 @@ CREATE INDEX ON measurement (logdate);
 
     <para>
       Normally the set of partitions established when initially defining the
-      table are not intended to remain static.  It is common to want to
+      table is not intended to remain static.  It is common to want to
       remove old partitions of data and periodically add new partitions for
       new data. One of the most important advantages of partitioning is
       precisely that it allows this otherwise painful task to be executed
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
index 3cd6fc9464..eeb2a170d1 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
    copied from the WAL archive to the <filename>pg_wal</filename> directory, or
    fetched on startup by configuring <filename>recovery.conf</filename>.  The use of
    <application>pg_rewind</application> is not limited to failover, e.g.,  a standby
-   server can be promoted, run some write transactions, and then rewinded
+   server can be promoted, run some write transactions, and then rewound
    to become a standby again.
   </para>