diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 76d7dfb00..c636521d7 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -3159,7 +3159,7 @@ void           dc_accounts_maybe_network_lost    (dc_accounts_t* accounts);
  *
  * The `DC_EVENT_ACCOUNTS_BACKGROUND_FETCH_DONE` event is emitted at the end,
  * process all events until you get this one and you can safely return to the background
- * without forgeting to create notifications caused by timing race conditions.
+ * without forgetting to create notifications caused by timing race conditions.
  *
  * @memberof dc_accounts_t
  * @param timeout The timeout in seconds
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
index 5b98bf12a..c84e95d4b 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ impl CommandApi {
     ///
     /// The `AccountsBackgroundFetchDone` event is emitted at the end,
     /// process all events until you get this one and you can safely return to the background
-    /// without forgeting to create notifications caused by timing race conditions.
+    /// without forgetting to create notifications caused by timing race conditions.
     async fn accounts_background_fetch(&self, timeout_in_seconds: f64) -> Result<()> {
         self.accounts
             .write()
diff --git a/src/accounts.rs b/src/accounts.rs
index 3454c637a..8c4a73a64 100644
--- a/src/accounts.rs
+++ b/src/accounts.rs
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ impl Accounts {
     ///
     /// The `AccountsBackgroundFetchDone` event is emitted at the end,
     /// process all events until you get this one and you can safely return to the background
-    /// without forgeting to create notifications caused by timing race conditions.
+    /// without forgetting to create notifications caused by timing race conditions.
     pub async fn background_fetch(&self, timeout: std::time::Duration) -> Result<()> {
         let result = tokio::time::timeout(timeout, self.background_fetch_without_timeout()).await;
         self.emit_event(EventType::AccountsBackgroundFetchDone);