diff --git a/contribs/pmi2/pmi2.h b/contribs/pmi2/pmi2.h
index e72a985ff676963f85833608f293ad1b66e153f0..ddcc36c888c0a9bfe1e38ac48c609c1965d41010 100644
--- a/contribs/pmi2/pmi2.h
+++ b/contribs/pmi2/pmi2.h
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ int PMI2_Job_GetRank(int* rank);
   PMI2_Info_GetSize - get the number of processes on the node
 
   Output parameters:
-  . rank - the rank of this job
+  . size - the number of processes on the node
 
   Return values:
   Returns 'PMI2_SUCCESS' on success and an PMI error code on failure.
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ int PMI2_Info_GetSize(int* size);
   . jobid - job id of the job to connect to
 
   Output parameters:
-  . conn - connection structure used to exteblish communication with
+  . conn - connection structure used to establish communication with
     the remote job
   
   Return values:
diff --git a/contribs/pmi2/slurm/pmi2.h b/contribs/pmi2/slurm/pmi2.h
index e72a985ff676963f85833608f293ad1b66e153f0..ddcc36c888c0a9bfe1e38ac48c609c1965d41010 100644
--- a/contribs/pmi2/slurm/pmi2.h
+++ b/contribs/pmi2/slurm/pmi2.h
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ int PMI2_Job_GetRank(int* rank);
   PMI2_Info_GetSize - get the number of processes on the node
 
   Output parameters:
-  . rank - the rank of this job
+  . size - the number of processes on the node
 
   Return values:
   Returns 'PMI2_SUCCESS' on success and an PMI error code on failure.
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ int PMI2_Info_GetSize(int* size);
   . jobid - job id of the job to connect to
 
   Output parameters:
-  . conn - connection structure used to exteblish communication with
+  . conn - connection structure used to establish communication with
     the remote job
   
   Return values: