diff --git a/contrib/gnuc2ooo.py b/contrib/gnuc2ooo.py
index 9eaeadcc0d..37aa3ab942 100644
--- a/contrib/gnuc2ooo.py
+++ b/contrib/gnuc2ooo.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 #**********************************************************************
 #   Gnu Cash to OpenOffice.org (gnuc2ooo.py)
 #   
-#   Makros for the download of GnuCash Data to OpenOffice.org Base
+#   Macros for the download of GnuCash Data to OpenOffice.org Base
 #
-#   Makro SetGnuCashFilePaths:
+#   Macro SetGnuCashFilePaths:
 #       Set or change the filepaths of the (GnuCash) data source
 #       and of the new OpenOffice.org database that will be created
-#       in this makro though still empty
+#       in this macro though still empty
 #
-#   Makro fillGnuCashDB:
+#   Macro fillGnuCashDB:
 #       Download data from the GnuCash data source to OpenOffice.org
 #       Base
 #   
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #
 #**********************************************************************
 #   Acknowledgements: Special thanks go to the authors on OpenOffice.org
-#   makro programming Roberto Benitez(http://www.baseprogramming.com) and
+#   macro programming Roberto Benitez(http://www.baseprogramming.com) and
 #   Andrew Pitonyak (http://www.pitonyak.org)
 #**********************************************************************
 #   Changes
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ PathSettings = smgr.createInstanceWithContext(
 # ************************** PROLOG ***************************************
 from com.sun.star.ui.dialogs.TemplateDescription import FILEOPEN_SIMPLE, FILESAVE_AUTOEXTENSION
 lcodec = locale.getdefaultlocale()[1]
-set_makro = "SetGnuCashFilePaths"
-settings_textentrance = "#This file was generated by OpenOfficeMakro: "
+set_macro = "SetGnuCashFilePaths"
+settings_textentrance = "#This file was generated by OpenOfficeMacro: "
 settings_textinp = "GnuCashDatafile: "
 settings_textoutp = "Registered Database in Openoffice.org: "
 # Trace / Error - Information
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def exec_SetGnuCashFilePaths():
     else:
         return None
     settings = open(settings_filepath(), 'w')
-    entrance_line = settings_textentrance + set_makro + '\n'
+    entrance_line = settings_textentrance + set_macro + '\n'
     settings.write(entrance_line)
     settings.write(settings_textinp)
     settings.write(GCFile.encode(lcodec) + '\n')
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def exec_SetGnuCashFilePaths():
     settings.close()
     
     MessageBox('A new Openoffice.org database has been created.\n' +
-               'To fill with data please run makro "fillGnuCashDB."',
+               'To fill with data please run macro "fillGnuCashDB."',
                MsgType="infobox")  
 
 def read_filepaths():
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ def exec_fillGnuCashDB():
     filepaths = read_filepaths()
     if not filepaths:
         MessageBox('Reading filepaths not successful.\n' +
-            'Please run makro ' + '"' + set_makro + '"', MsgType="errorbox")
+            'Please run macro ' + '"' + set_macro + '"', MsgType="errorbox")
         return False
         
     gcfile = filepaths[0]