diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2fe368..1c250ea 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-vdirsyncer syncronizes your CalDAV addressbooks and CalDAV calendars between
+vdirsyncer synchronizes your CalDAV addressbooks and CalDAV calendars between
 two storages. The supported storages are CalDAV, CardDAV and
 [vdir](https://github.com/untitaker/vdir).
 
diff --git a/config.example b/config.example
index acb80a4..c68cb30 100644
--- a/config.example
+++ b/config.example
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ status_path=~/.vdirsyncer/status/
 
 # CONTACTS
 [pair bob_contacts]
-# This syncronizes only a single calendar/addressbook
+# This synchronizes only a single calendar/addressbook
 a = bob_contacts_local
 b = bob_contacts_remote
 # conflict_resolution = None  # abort when collisions occur
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ url = https://owncloud.example.com/remote.php/caldav/calendars/bob/somecalendar/
 username =  # blabla
 password =  # blabla
 
-# Specify a time range which should be syncronized. Either both start_date and
-# end_date or neither have to be set. The default is to syncronize everything.
-# The following example syncronizes from one year in the past to one year in
+# Specify a time range which should be synchronized. Either both start_date and
+# end_date or neither have to be set. The default is to synchronize everything.
+# The following example synchronizes from one year in the past to one year in
 # the future.
 
 # All Python expressions are allowed here. The global namespace contains
diff --git a/vdirsyncer/cli.py b/vdirsyncer/cli.py
index 0a2df18..1abdd79 100644
--- a/vdirsyncer/cli.py
+++ b/vdirsyncer/cli.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def _main(env, file_cfg):
     @sync_command.main('[pairs...]')
     def sync_main(context, pairs=None):
         '''Syncronize the given pairs. If no pairs are given, all will be
-        syncronized.'''
+        synchronized.'''
         if pairs is None:
             pairs = list(all_pairs)
         actions = []
diff --git a/vdirsyncer/sync.py b/vdirsyncer/sync.py
index 5265b6f..ae73a55 100644
--- a/vdirsyncer/sync.py
+++ b/vdirsyncer/sync.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
     The function in `vdirsyncer.sync` can be called on two instances of
-    `Storage` to syncronize them. Due to the abstract API storage classes are
+    `Storage` to synchronize them. Due to the abstract API storage classes are
     implementing, the two given instances don't have to be of the same exact
-    type. This allows us not only to syncronize a local vdir with a CalDAV
-    server, but also syncronize two CalDAV servers or two local vdirs.
+    type. This allows us not only to synchronize a local vdir with a CalDAV
+    server, but also synchronize two CalDAV servers or two local vdirs.
 
     :copyright: (c) 2014 Markus Unterwaditzer
     :license: MIT, see LICENSE for more details.