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   Second, for LUKS, if anything damages the LUKS header or the
   key-stripe area then decrypting the LUKS device can become
-  impossible. This is a frequent occuurence. For example an
+  impossible. This is a frequent occurrence. For example an
   accidental format as FAT or some software overwriting the first
   sector where it suspects a partition boot sector typically makes a
   LUKS partition permanently inacessible. See more below on LUKS