diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index c2e6527e..48accb60 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ All relevant changes are documented in this file.
 
 ### Fixes
  - Fix #397: system shutdown/reboot can block on console input if action
-   is started remotely (ssh).  Caused by legact TTY screen size probing,
+   is started remotely (ssh).  Caused by legacy TTY screen size probing,
    removed from both bootstrap and shutdown/reboot
  - Fix #400: both `HOOK_MOUNT_ERROR` and `sulogin()` fail to trigger on
    either mount or `fsck` errors.  Problem caused by unresolved status
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ All relevant changes are documented in this file.
   `/etc/finit.conf`.
 
   For the complete experience a new top-level configuration file directive
-  `rcsd PATH` has aslo been added.  It in turn can be used by `factory.conf`
+  `rcsd PATH` has also been added.  It in turn can be used by `factory.conf`
   as follows to override `/etc/finit.d`:
 
         rcsd /etc/factory.d
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ make sure to read the whole change log when upgrading.
   previously hard-coded in Finit, e.g., starting the bundled watchdogd,
   various distro packed udevd and other hotplugging tools
 * A proper rescue mode has been added.  It is started extremely early
-  and is protected with a bundled `suslogin`.  Exiting rescue mode now
+  and is protected with a bundled `sulogin`.  Exiting rescue mode now
   brings up the system as a normal boot, as one expects
 * Support for `sysv` start/stop scripts as well as monitoring forking
   services, stared using `sysv` or `service` stanza
diff --git a/doc/config.md b/doc/config.md
index 1451d7a2..6883fbf1 100644
--- a/doc/config.md
+++ b/doc/config.md
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ non-trivial constructs are better placed in a separate shell script.
 
 Similar to `task` is the `sysv` stanza, which can be used to call SysV
 style scripts.  The primary intention for this command is to be able to
-re-use much of existing setup and init scripts in Linux distributions.
+reuse much of existing setup and init scripts in Linux distributions.
   
 When entering an allowed runlevel, Finit calls `init-script start`, when
 entering a disallowed runlevel, Finit calls `init-script stop`, and if
@@ -731,11 +731,10 @@ option to run it in the foreground, more on this below in `service`.
 **Syntax:** `service [LVLS] <COND> /path/to/daemon ARGS -- Optional description`
 
 Service, or daemon, to be monitored and automatically restarted if it
-exits prematurely.  Finit tries to restart services that die, by
-default 10 times before giving up and marking them as *crashed*.
-After which they have to be manually restarted with `initctl restart
-NAME`.  The limits controling this are configurable, see the options
-below.
+exits prematurely.  Finit tries to restart services that die, by default
+10 times before giving up and marking them as *crashed*.  After which
+they have to be manually restarted with `initctl restart NAME`.  The
+limits controlling this are configurable, see the options below.
 
 > **Tip:** to allow endless restarts, see below option `respawn`
   
@@ -1034,7 +1033,7 @@ before continuing.  None of them can issue commands to start, stop, or
 restart other services.  Also, ensure all your services and programs
 either terminate or start in the background or you will block Finit.
 
-> **Note:** `runparts` scrips are only read and executed in runlevel S.
+> **Note:** `runparts` scripts are only read and executed in runlevel S.
 > See [hook scripts](plugins.md#hooks) for other ways to run scripts at
 > certain points during the complete lifetime of the system.
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules-load.c b/plugins/modules-load.c
index 83465b02..6168a6f9 100644
--- a/plugins/modules-load.c
+++ b/plugins/modules-load.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  *
  * Please note, the :ID is there for your benefit, it ensures that tasks
  * in Finit are unique.  If you have two tasks with the same name and ID
- * (or no ID), the last one read replaces any preceeding one!
+ * (or no ID), the last one read replaces any preceding one!
  */
 
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/src/api.c b/src/api.c
index f53eff97..d896d8df 100644
--- a/src/api.c
+++ b/src/api.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static void api_cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 			}
 
 			if (uev_io_init(ctx, &svc->notify_watcher, service_notify_cb, svc, sd, UEV_READ)) {
-				err(1, "Falied initializing %s readiness notifier", svc_ident(svc, NULL, 0));
+				err(1, "Failed initializing %s readiness notifier", svc_ident(svc, NULL, 0));
 				break;
 			}
 			return;	/* Don't close sd, used for notify */
diff --git a/src/cgroup.c b/src/cgroup.c
index d1790d96..8e7a1407 100644
--- a/src/cgroup.c
+++ b/src/cgroup.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ void cgroup_init(uev_ctx_t *ctx)
 	if (mount("none", FINIT_CGPATH, "cgroup2", opts, NULL)) {
 		if (errno == ENOENT)
 			logit(LOG_INFO, "Kernel does not support cgroups v2, disabling.");
-		else if (errno == EPERM) /* Probably inside an unpriviliged container */
+		else if (errno == EPERM) /* Probably inside an unprivileged container */
 			logit(LOG_INFO, "Not allowed to mount cgroups v2, disabling.");
 		else
 			err(1, "Failed mounting cgroup v2");
diff --git a/src/cond-w.c b/src/cond-w.c
index f8982cd3..facc57c9 100644
--- a/src/cond-w.c
+++ b/src/cond-w.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void cond_boot_strap(void)
  *
  *    => 'pid/' + 'teamd' + '' = condition <pid/teamd>
  *
- * When you add a second aggrate you need to tell Finit it's a different
+ * When you add a second aggregate you need to tell Finit it's a different
  * instance usugin the :ID syntax:
  *
  *    service :lag2 teamd -f /etc/teamd/lag2.conf -- Aggregate lag2
diff --git a/src/finit.c b/src/finit.c
index 250bd5a4..3df136a3 100644
--- a/src/finit.c
+++ b/src/finit.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int   prevlevel = -1;
 int   debug     = 0;		/* debug mode from kernel cmdline */
 int   rescue    = 0;		/* rescue mode from kernel cmdline */
 int   single    = 0;		/* single user mode from kernel cmdline */
-int   bootstrap = 1;		/* set while bootrapping (for TTYs) */
+int   bootstrap = 1;		/* set while bootstrapping (for TTYs) */
 int   kerndebug = 0;		/* set if /proc/sys/kernel/printk > 7 */
 int   syncsec   = 0;		/* reboot delay */
 int   readiness = SVC_NOTIFY_PID;
diff --git a/src/helpers.c b/src/helpers.c
index 21a64e81..a15d66af 100644
--- a/src/helpers.c
+++ b/src/helpers.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void console_init(void)
 	/* Enable line wrap, if disabled previously, e.g., qemu */
 	dprint(STDOUT_FILENO, "\033[?7h", 5);
 
-	/* Reset atttributes, background and foreground color  */
+	/* Reset attributes, background and foreground color  */
 	dprint(STDOUT_FILENO, "\033[49m\033[39m\e[2J", 14);
 
 	log_init();
diff --git a/src/pid.c b/src/pid.c
index 748d6940..1dd81143 100644
--- a/src/pid.c
+++ b/src/pid.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ int pid_file_set(svc_t *svc, char *file, int not)
  * pid:foo.tla  --> /run/foo.tla.pid
  * pid:/tmp/foo --> /tmp/foo.pid        (Not handled by pidfile plugin!)
  *
- * An exclamation mark, or logial NOT, in the first character position
+ * An exclamation mark, or logical NOT, in the first character position
  * indicates that Finit should *not* manage the PID file, and that the
  * process uses a "non-standard" location.  Eg. if service is 'bar'
  * Finit would assume the PID file is /run/bar.pid and the below simply
diff --git a/src/service.c b/src/service.c
index 11712533..d63312c8 100644
--- a/src/service.c
+++ b/src/service.c
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ static void service_post_script(svc_t *svc)
 }
 
 /*
- * Unlike the pre: and post: scripts, the ready: script cannot re-use
+ * Unlike the pre: and post: scripts, the ready: script cannot reuse
  * svc->pid, so instead we use an assoc. list for matching any scripts
  * related to the svc, handled by service_script_add() below.  When a
  * ready: script is reaped the service_monitor() checks first for the
@@ -2940,7 +2940,7 @@ void service_notify_cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
  *
  * This does not affect the restart_tot counter, which you can see in
  * the output from 'initctl status foo', along with this instability
- * "index" in parethesis: total (cnt/max)
+ * "index" in parenthesis: total (cnt/max)
  */
 static void service_interval_cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 {
diff --git a/src/sm.c b/src/sm.c
index c962b95e..1f6d3ddb 100644
--- a/src/sm.c
+++ b/src/sm.c
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ restart:
 		/* Disable progress output at normal runtime */
 		enable_progress(0);
 
-		/* System bootrapped, launch TTYs et al */
+		/* System bootstrapped, launch TTYs et al */
 		bootstrap = 0;
 		service_step_all(SVC_TYPE_RESPAWN);
 		sm->state = SM_RUNNING_STATE;
diff --git a/src/svc.h b/src/svc.h
index c6e131d9..ecce254a 100644
--- a/src/svc.h
+++ b/src/svc.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ typedef struct svc {
 	char           cond[MAX_COND_LEN];
 
 	/* Instance specifics */
-	int            job;	       /* For intenal use only, canonical ref is NAME:ID */
+	int            job;	       /* For internal use only, canonical ref is NAME:ID */
 	char           name[MAX_ARG_LEN];
 	char           id[MAX_ID_LEN]; /* :ID */
 	char           ifstmt[MAX_IDENT_LEN];
diff --git a/test/depserv.sh b/test/depserv.sh
index 7c3ee728..17200893 100755
--- a/test/depserv.sh
+++ b/test/depserv.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Verify handling of dependant services, bug #314
+# Verify handling of dependent services, bug #314
 # Two services: foo and bar, where bar depends on foo:
 #
 #   - bar must not start until foo is ready
diff --git a/test/notify.sh b/test/notify.sh
index 62557848..e77a0141 100755
--- a/test/notify.sh
+++ b/test/notify.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test_one()
     assert_status "serv" "running"
     assert_cond "service/serv/ready"
 
-    # Issue #343; pidfile.so inadvertedly marked systemd services as
+    # Issue #343; pidfile.so inadvertently marked systemd services as
     # 'started' when they created their PID file.  The serv test daemon
     # waits 3 sec between pidfile and notify to trigger this bug.
     if [ "$type" != "pid" ]; then
diff --git a/test/run-task-tricks.sh b/test/run-task-tricks.sh
index b98463aa..8b738803 100755
--- a/test/run-task-tricks.sh
+++ b/test/run-task-tricks.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
 # Verifies that a run task can call initctl at bootstrap and runlevel 2,
-# without blocking, performing serveral tasks:
+# without blocking, performing several tasks:
 #
 #  1. Query running services
 #  2. Stop/Start a running service