diff --git a/drivers/ccs811/ccs811.c b/drivers/ccs811/ccs811.c
index f7f8be78fb..5d4eaa8a54 100644
--- a/drivers/ccs811/ccs811.c
+++ b/drivers/ccs811/ccs811.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int ccs811_set_mode(ccs811_t *dev, ccs811_mode_t mode)
         return -CCS811_ERROR_I2C;
     }
 
-    /* check whether setting measurement mode were succesfull */
+    /* check whether setting measurement mode were successful */
     if (_reg_read(dev, CCS811_REG_MEAS_MODE, (uint8_t *)&reg, 1) != CCS811_OK) {
         DEBUG_DEV("could not read new measurement mode "
                   "from register CCS811_REG_MEAS_MODE", dev);
diff --git a/drivers/ccs811/doc.txt b/drivers/ccs811/doc.txt
index 57620b25f4..97129ca960 100644
--- a/drivers/ccs811/doc.txt
+++ b/drivers/ccs811/doc.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 The driver is for the usage with [RIOT-OS](https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT).
 
-## <a name="toc"> Table of contets </a>
+## <a name="toc"> Table of contents </a>
 
 1. [Overview](#overview)
   1. [About the sensor](#about)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The sensor allows to
 - correct baseline automatically or manually
 - connect a NTC thermistor to provide means of calculating the local
   ambient temperature,
-- power-save using a sleep mode and wakup feature.
+- power-save using a sleep mode and wakeup feature.
 
 @note The sensor is connected to I2C interface and uses clock stretching.
 The I2C implementation of the MCU has to support clock stretching
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ read raw and converted gas sensor data (eCO2, TVOC) | `ccs811`
 poling for new sensor gas data | `ccs811`
 power saving using sleep mode with wakeup | `ccs811`
 data ready and threshold interrupt handling | `ccs811_full`
-ambient temperatur calculation with NTC | `ccs811_full`
+ambient temperature calculation with NTC | `ccs811_full`
 compensate gas readings using an external sensor | `ccs811_full`
 manual baseline handling | `ccs811_full`
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ defining according macros before including **ccs811_params.h**, for example:
 ```
 
 Alternatively, the complete set of default configuration parameters could
-also be overriden by a single definition, for example:
+also be overridden by a single definition, for example:
 ```
 #define CCS811_PARAMS    { .i2c_dev   = I2C, \
                            .i2c_addr  = CCS811_I2C_ADDRESS_2, \