diff --git a/contrib/bmake/make.1 b/contrib/bmake/make.1
--- a/contrib/bmake/make.1
+++ b/contrib/bmake/make.1
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@
 .Ic .MAKE
 The default is
 .Ql Pa yes
-for backwards compatability with
+for backwards compatibility with
 .Fx 9.0
 and earlier.
 .\" '.MAKE.cmd_filtered' is intentionally undocumented,
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@
 .Ql :=
 assignments.
 The default is false, for backwards compatibility.
-Set to true for compatability with other makes.
+Set to true for compatibility with other makes.
 If set to false,
 .Ql $$
 becomes
@@ -2493,7 +2493,7 @@
 else is done successfully.
 .It Ic .ERROR
 Any command lines attached to this target are executed when another target fails.
-See 
+See
 .Va MAKE_PRINT_VAR_ON_ERROR
 for the variables that will be set.
 .It Ic .IGNORE