diff --git a/config_example.toml b/config_example.toml
index c23da7c..2f18e45 100644
--- a/config_example.toml
+++ b/config_example.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ domains            = ["city"]
 # name of interface on which this collector is running
 ifname = "br-ffhb"
 # ip address which is used for sending
-# (optional - without definition used a address of ifname - prefered link local)
+# (optional - without definition used a address of ifname - preferred link local)
 ip_address = "fd2f:5119:f2d::5"
 # disable sending multicast respondd request
 # (for receiving only respondd packages e.g. database respondd)
diff --git a/docs/docs_configuration.md b/docs/docs_configuration.md
index 4cf966a..aedb41d 100644
--- a/docs/docs_configuration.md
+++ b/docs/docs_configuration.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ ifname              = "br-ffhb"
 {% method %}
 ip address is the own address which is used for sending.
 If not set or set with empty string it will take an address of ifname.
-(It preferes the link local address, so at babel mesh-network it should be configurated)
+(It prefers the link local address, so at babel mesh-network it should be configurated)
 {% sample lang="toml" %}
 ```toml
 ip_address          = "fe80::..."