diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ def commit(ui, repo, *pats, **opts):
     Commit changes to the given files into the repository.
 
     If a list of files is omitted, all changes reported by "hg status"
-    will be commited.
+    will be committed.
 
     The HGEDITOR or EDITOR environment variables are used to start an
     editor to add a commit comment.
diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ class localrepository(object):
                                "just use 'hg update'"))
         if allow and not forcemerge:
             if modified or added or removed:
-                raise util.Abort(_("outstanding uncommited changes"))
+                raise util.Abort(_("outstanding uncommitted changes"))
         if not forcemerge and not force:
             for f in unknown:
                 if f in m2:
diff --git a/tests/test-merge1.out b/tests/test-merge1.out
--- a/tests/test-merge1.out
+++ b/tests/test-merge1.out
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ merging b
 Contents of b should be "this is file b1"
 This is file b1
 %% merge fails
-abort: outstanding uncommited changes
+abort: outstanding uncommitted changes
 %% merge expected!
 merging for b
 merging b
 %% merge of b should fail
-abort: outstanding uncommited changes
+abort: outstanding uncommitted changes
 %% merge of b expected
 merging for b
 merging b
diff --git a/tests/test-up-local-change.out b/tests/test-up-local-change.out
--- a/tests/test-up-local-change.out
+++ b/tests/test-up-local-change.out
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ this update spans a branch affecting the
 aborting update spanning branches!
 (use update -m to merge across branches or -C to lose changes)
 failed
-abort: outstanding uncommited changes
+abort: outstanding uncommitted changes
 failed
 resolving manifests
  force None allow 1 moddirstate True linear False