diff --git a/sys/boot/common/help.common b/sys/boot/common/help.common
index 3f4bc960ae1..3618501c18f 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/help.common
+++ b/sys/boot/common/help.common
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 	bcachestat
 
-	Displays statistics about disk cache usage.  For depuration only.
+	Displays statistics about disk cache usage.  For debugging only.
 
 ################################################################################
 # Techo DEcho arguments
diff --git a/sys/boot/common/loader.8 b/sys/boot/common/loader.8
index 984b393f1aa..ef8fc52d533 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/loader.8
+++ b/sys/boot/common/loader.8
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Defaults to 10 seconds.
 .Pp
 .It Ic bcachestat
 Displays statistics about disk cache usage.
-For depuration only.
+For debugging only.
 .Pp
 .It Ic boot
 .It Ic boot Ar kernelname Op Cm ...
diff --git a/sys/boot/forth/support.4th b/sys/boot/forth/support.4th
index 9da74b7b5a2..a092bcfe89e 100644
--- a/sys/boot/forth/support.4th
+++ b/sys/boot/forth/support.4th
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ only forth also support-functions definitions
   ." ^" cr
 ;
 
-\ Depuration support functions
+\ Debugging support functions
 
 only forth definitions also support-functions