diff --git a/docs/user-guides/acme-dns-validation.md b/docs/user-guides/acme-dns-validation.md
index 0a6c7e21b..d24c38de1 100644
--- a/docs/user-guides/acme-dns-validation.md
+++ b/docs/user-guides/acme-dns-validation.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Events:
   Normal   ObtainAuthorization    6s               cert-manager-controller  Obtained authorization for domain example.com
   Normal   ObtainAuthorization    6s               cert-manager-controller  Obtained authorization for domain www.example.com
   Normal   IssueCertificate       6s               cert-manager-controller  Issuing certificate...
-  Normal   CeritifcateIssued      5s               cert-manager-controller  Certificated issued successfully
+  Normal   CertificateIssued      5s               cert-manager-controller  Certificate issued successfully
 ```
 
 You can also check whether issuance was successful with `kubectl get secret example-com-tls -o yaml`. You should see a base64 encoded signed TLS key pair.
diff --git a/docs/user-guides/acme-http-validation.md b/docs/user-guides/acme-http-validation.md
index 570544abb..006d90c13 100644
--- a/docs/user-guides/acme-http-validation.md
+++ b/docs/user-guides/acme-http-validation.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Events:
   Normal   ObtainAuthorization    6s               cert-manager-controller  Obtained authorization for domain example.com
   Normal   ObtainAuthorization    6s               cert-manager-controller  Obtained authorization for domain www.example.com
   Normal   IssueCertificate       6s               cert-manager-controller  Issuing certificate...
-  Normal   CeritifcateIssued      5s               cert-manager-controller  Certificated issued successfully
+  Normal   CertificateIssued      5s               cert-manager-controller  Certificate issued successfully
 ```
 
 You can also check whether issuance was successful with `kubectl get secret example-com-tls -o yaml`. You should see a base64 encoded signed TLS key pair.
diff --git a/docs/user-guides/ca-based-issuer.md b/docs/user-guides/ca-based-issuer.md
index e4141a69e..ed4777a30 100644
--- a/docs/user-guides/ca-based-issuer.md
+++ b/docs/user-guides/ca-based-issuer.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Events:
   Warning  ErrorCheckCertificate  26s              cert-manager-controller  Error checking existing TLS certificate: secret "example-com-tls" not found
   Normal   PrepareCertificate     26s              cert-manager-controller  Preparing certificate with issuer
   Normal   IssueCertificate       26s              cert-manager-controller  Issuing certificate...
-  Normal   CeritifcateIssued      25s              cert-manager-controller  Certificated issued successfully
+  Normal   CertificateIssued      25s              cert-manager-controller  Certificate issued successfully
 ```
 
 You can also check whether issuance was successful with `kubectl get secret example-com-tls -o yaml`. You should see a base64 encoded signed TLS key pair.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/certificates/sync.go b/pkg/controller/certificates/sync.go
index 41cd59349..568bcc18d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/certificates/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/certificates/sync.go
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ const (
 	reasonIssuingCertificate   = "IssueCertificate"
 	reasonRenewingCertificate  = "RenewCertificate"
 
-	successCeritificateIssued  = "CeritifcateIssued"
-	successCeritificateRenewed = "CeritifcateRenewed"
-	successRenewalScheduled    = "RenewalScheduled"
+	successCertificateIssued  = "CertificateIssued"
+	successCertificateRenewed = "CertificateRenewed"
+	successRenewalScheduled   = "RenewalScheduled"
 
 	messageIssuerNotFound            = "Issuer %s does not exist"
 	messageIssuerNotReady            = "Issuer %s not ready"
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ const (
 	messageIssuingCertificate   = "Issuing certificate..."
 	messageRenewingCertificate  = "Renewing certificate..."
 
-	messageCertificateIssued  = "Certificated issued successfully"
-	messageCertificateRenewed = "Certificated renewed successfully"
+	messageCertificateIssued  = "Certificate issued successfully"
+	messageCertificateRenewed = "Certificate renewed successfully"
 	messageRenewalScheduled   = "Certificate scheduled for renewal in %d hours"
 )
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func (c *Controller) issue(ctx context.Context, issuer issuer.Interface, crt *v1
 
 	s = messageCertificateIssued
 	glog.Info(s)
-	c.recorder.Event(crt, api.EventTypeNormal, successCeritificateIssued, s)
+	c.recorder.Event(crt, api.EventTypeNormal, successCertificateIssued, s)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (c *Controller) renew(ctx context.Context, issuer issuer.Interface, crt *v1
 
 	s = messageCertificateRenewed
 	glog.Info(s)
-	c.recorder.Event(crt, api.EventTypeNormal, successCeritificateRenewed, s)
+	c.recorder.Event(crt, api.EventTypeNormal, successCertificateRenewed, s)
 
 	return nil
 }