diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/cli/__init__.py
index 7cf58619e64..c2195c7b089 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/__init__.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class CLI(with_metaclass(ABCMeta, object)):
         for password_file in vault_password_files:
             id_slug = u'%s@%s' % (C.DEFAULT_VAULT_IDENTITY, password_file)
 
-            # note this makes --vault-id higher precendence than --vault-password-file
+            # note this makes --vault-id higher precedence than --vault-password-file
             # if we want to intertwingle them in order probably need a cli callback to populate vault_ids
             # used by --vault-id and --vault-password-file
             vault_ids.append(id_slug)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class CLI(with_metaclass(ABCMeta, object)):
                                                           vault_id=built_vault_id)
 
                 # a empty or invalid password from the prompt will warn and continue to the next
-                # without erroring globablly
+                # without erroring globally
                 try:
                     prompted_vault_secret.load()
                 except AnsibleError as exc:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/cli/config.py b/lib/ansible/cli/config.py
index 31097213607..7d4af9f94a3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/cli/config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/cli/config.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class ConfigCLI(CLI):
 
         # pylint: disable=unreachable
         if self.options.setting is None:
-            raise AnsibleOptionsError("update option requries a setting to update")
+            raise AnsibleOptionsError("update option requires a setting to update")
 
         (entry, value) = self.options.setting.split('=')
         if '.' in entry:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
index 475c09182a4..cb761dcc9fe 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
+++ b/lib/ansible/config/base.yml
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ DEFAULT_BECOME_FLAGS:
   - {key: become_flags, section: privilege_escalation}
 DEFAULT_BECOME_USER:
   # FIXME: should really be blank and make -u passing optional depending on it
-  name: Set the user you 'become' via privlege escalation
+  name: Set the user you 'become' via privilege escalation
   default: root
   description: The user your login/remote user 'becomes' when using privilege escalation, most systems will use 'root' when no user is specified.
   env: [{name: ANSIBLE_BECOME_USER}]
diff --git a/lib/ansible/config/manager.py b/lib/ansible/config/manager.py
index 06d95338eb7..6d711fa98be 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/config/manager.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/config/manager.py
@@ -431,11 +431,11 @@ class ConfigManager(object):
                     else:
                         value = defs[config].get('default')
                         origin = 'default'
-                        # skip typing as this is a temlated default that will be resolved later in constants, which has needed vars
+                        # skip typing as this is a templated default that will be resolved later in constants, which has needed vars
                         if plugin_type is None and isinstance(value, string_types) and (value.startswith('{{') and value.endswith('}}')):
                             return value, origin
 
-            # ensure correct type, can raise exceptoins on mismatched types
+            # ensure correct type, can raise exceptions on mismatched types
             try:
                 value = ensure_type(value, defs[config].get('type'), origin=origin)
             except ValueError as e:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance.py
index 1d01e4649fa..e28cdc696eb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ instances:
             type: string
             sample: "2099-12-31T15:59Z"
         gpu:
-            description: The attribution of instane GPU.
+            description: The attribution of instance GPU.
             returned: always
             type: complex
             contains:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance_facts.py
index eb96f92f0b3..683ba340705 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/alicloud/ali_instance_facts.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ instances:
             type: string
             sample: "2099-12-31T15:59Z"
         gpu:
-            description: The attribution of instane GPU.
+            description: The attribution of instance GPU.
             returned: always
             type: complex
             contains:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_api_gateway.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_api_gateway.py
index f9329d41658..66f7a26c2ab 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_api_gateway.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_api_gateway.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def configure_api(client, api_data=None, api_id=None, mode="overwrite"):
 
 @AWSRetry.backoff(**retry_params)
 def create_deployment(client, api_id=None, stage=None, description=None):
-    # we can also get None as an argument so we don't do this as a defult
+    # we can also get None as an argument so we don't do this as a default
     return client.create_deployment(restApiId=api_id, stageName=stage, description=description)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudfront_distribution.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudfront_distribution.py
index d871c77dbdf..74036f9ddd2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudfront_distribution.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudfront_distribution.py
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ custom_error_responses:
       type: complex
       contains:
         error_caching_min_ttl:
-          description: Mininum time to cache this error response
+          description: Minimum time to cache this error response
           returned: always
           type: int
           sample: 300
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudwatchlogs_log_group_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudwatchlogs_log_group_facts.py
index 0a893ee713e..e16a33c9965 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudwatchlogs_log_group_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/cloudwatchlogs_log_group_facts.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 RETURN = '''
 log_groups:
-    description: Return the list of complex objetcs representing log groups
+    description: Return the list of complex objects representing log groups
     returned: success
     type: complex
     contains:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_cdnendpoint.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_cdnendpoint.py
index 53973ff24fc..cc8ece84214 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_cdnendpoint.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_cdnendpoint.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ options:
         type: str
     origin_path:
         description:
-            - A directory path on the origin that CDN can use to retreive content from.
+            - A directory path on the origin that CDN can use to retrieve content from.
         type: str
     content_types_to_compress:
         description:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_image.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_image.py
index 40bbba01cb8..612962c3efd 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_image.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_image.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ options:
             - It can be a virtual machine, OS disk blob URI, managed OS disk, or OS snapshot.
             - Each type of source except for blob URI can be given as resource id, name or a dict contains C(resource_group), C(name) and C(types).
             - If source type is blob URI, the source should be the full URI of the blob in string type.
-            - If you specify the C(type) in a dict, acceptable value constains C(disks), C(virtual_machines) and C(snapshots).
+            - If you specify the C(type) in a dict, acceptable value contains C(disks), C(virtual_machines) and C(snapshots).
         type: raw
         required: true
     data_disk_sources:
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ class AzureRMImage(AzureRMModuleBase):
         elif isinstance(source, str):
             tokenize = parse_resource_id(source)
         else:
-            self.fail("source parameter sould be in type string or dictionary")
+            self.fail("source parameter should be in type string or dictionary")
         if tokenize.get('type') == 'disks':
             disk = format_resource_id(tokenize['name'],
                                       tokenize.get('subscription_id') or self.subscription_id,
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_networkinterface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_networkinterface.py
index 12a9425091d..cdffe46e969 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_networkinterface.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_networkinterface.py
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ def nic_to_dict(nic):
             internal_fqdn=nic.dns_settings.internal_fqdn
         ),
         ip_configurations=ip_configurations,
-        ip_configuration=ip_configurations[0] if len(ip_configurations) == 1 else None,  # for compatiable issue, keep this field
+        ip_configuration=ip_configurations[0] if len(ip_configurations) == 1 else None,  # for compatible issue, keep this field
         mac_address=nic.mac_address,
         enable_ip_forwarding=nic.enable_ip_forwarding,
         provisioning_state=nic.provisioning_state,
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ class AzureRMNetworkInterface(AzureRMModuleBase):
         self.security_group = self.parse_resource_to_dict(self.security_group or self.name)
 
         if self.state == 'present' and not self.ip_configurations:
-            # construct the ip_configurations array for compatiable
+            # construct the ip_configurations array for compatible
             self.deprecate('Setting ip_configuration flatten is deprecated and will be removed.'
                            ' Using ip_configurations list to define the ip configuration', version='2.9')
             self.ip_configurations = [
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_rediscache.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_rediscache.py
index 82dd5833c2d..f94fa0637ba 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_rediscache.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_rediscache.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ options:
             - Dict of tenant settings.
     state:
       description:
-        - Assert the state of the redis cahce.
+        - Assert the state of the redis cache.
         - Use 'present' to create or update a redis cache and 'absent' to delete it.
       default: present
       choices:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_trafficmanagerendpoint_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_trafficmanagerendpoint_facts.py
index 4180d7e5fbf..b2d706fff7f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_trafficmanagerendpoint_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_trafficmanagerendpoint_facts.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
         resource_group: TestRG
         profile_name: Testing
 
-    - name: Get specific endpoint of a Traffic Manager profie
+    - name: Get specific endpoint of a Traffic Manager profile
       azure_rm_trafficmanager_facts:
         resource_group: TestRG
         profile_name: Testing
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_webapp_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_webapp_facts.py
index f10e72ec325..9922a36c500 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_webapp_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/azure/azure_rm_webapp_facts.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ options:
             - Limit results by resource group.
     return_publish_profile:
         description:
-            - Indicate wheather to return publishing profile of the web app.
+            - Indicate whether to return publishing profile of the web app.
         default: False
         type: bool
     tags:
@@ -127,14 +127,14 @@ webapps:
             description: Outbound ip address of the web app.
             type: str
         ftp_publish_url:
-            description: Publishing url of the web app when depeloyment type is FTP.
+            description: Publishing url of the web app when deployment type is FTP.
             type: str
             sample: ftp://xxxx.ftp.azurewebsites.windows.net
         state:
             description: State of the web app.  eg. running.
             type: str
         publishing_username:
-            description: Publishing profle user name.
+            description: Publishing profile user name.
             returned: only when I(return_publish_profile) is True.
             type: str
         publishing_password:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/cloudscale/cloudscale_server.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/cloudscale/cloudscale_server.py
index b67d9fc52b5..23484b98098 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/cloudscale/cloudscale_server.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/cloudscale/cloudscale_server.py
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ def main():
 
     target_state = module.params['state']
     server = AnsibleCloudscaleServer(module)
-    # The server could be in a changeing or error state.
+    # The server could be in a changing or error state.
     # Wait for one of the allowed states before doing anything.
     # If an allowed state can't be reached, this module fails.
     if server.info['state'] not in ALLOWED_STATES:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_forwarding_rule.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_forwarding_rule.py
index dd57fdde228..59de6bda996 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_forwarding_rule.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_forwarding_rule.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def get_global_forwarding_rule(client, name, project_id=None):
     """
     Get a Global Forwarding Rule from GCP.
 
-    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Disovery resource.
+    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Discovery resource.
     :type client:  :class: `googleapiclient.discovery.Resource`
 
     :param name: Name of the Global Forwarding Rule.
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def create_global_forwarding_rule(client, params, project_id):
     """
     Create a new Global Forwarding Rule.
 
-    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Disovery resource.
+    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Discovery resource.
     :type client:  :class: `googleapiclient.discovery.Resource`
 
     :param params: Dictionary of arguments from AnsibleModule.
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def update_global_forwarding_rule(client, forwarding_rule, params, name, project
 
     If the forwarding_rule has not changed, the update will not occur.
 
-    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Disovery resource.
+    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Discovery resource.
     :type client:  :class: `googleapiclient.discovery.Resource`
 
     :param forwarding_rule: Name of the Target Proxy.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_healthcheck.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_healthcheck.py
index ed8d1970e53..0165929ae5b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_healthcheck.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcp_healthcheck.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def get_healthcheck(client, name, project_id=None, resource_type='HTTP'):
     """
     Get a Healthcheck from GCP.
 
-    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Disovery resource.
+    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Discovery resource.
     :type client:  :class: `googleapiclient.discovery.Resource`
 
     :param name: Name of the Url Map.
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def create_healthcheck(client, params, project_id, resource_type='HTTP'):
     """
     Create a new Healthcheck.
 
-    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Disovery resource.
+    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Discovery resource.
     :type client:  :class: `googleapiclient.discovery.Resource`
 
     :param params: Dictionary of arguments from AnsibleModule.
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def delete_healthcheck(client, name, project_id, resource_type='HTTP'):
     """
     Delete a Healthcheck.
 
-    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Disover resource.
+    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Discovery resource.
     :type client:  :class: `googleapiclient.discovery.Resource`
 
     :param name: Name of the Url Map.
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def update_healthcheck(client, healthcheck, params, name, project_id,
 
     If the healthcheck has not changed, the update will not occur.
 
-    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Disovery resource.
+    :param client: An initialized GCE Compute Discovery resource.
     :type client:  :class: `googleapiclient.discovery.Resource`
 
     :param healthcheck: Name of the Url Map.
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcpubsub.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcpubsub.py
index 879f82565fa..e86a2328e20 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcpubsub.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/google/gcpubsub.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ options:
     required: yes
   subscription:
     description:
-       - Dictionary containing a subscripton name associated with a topic (required), along with optional ack_deadline, push_endpoint and pull.
+       - Dictionary containing a subscription name associated with a topic (required), along with optional ack_deadline, push_endpoint and pull.
          For pulling from a subscription, message_ack (bool), max_messages (int) and return_immediate are available as subfields.
          See subfields name, push_endpoint and ack_deadline for more information.
   name:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/cloud_init_data_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/cloud_init_data_facts.py
index 91eb51a43de..4f871b99c5e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/cloud_init_data_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/misc/cloud_init_data_facts.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ options:
       - Filter facts
     choices: [ status, result ]
 notes:
-  - See http://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/ for more information abount cloud-init.
+  - See http://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/ for more information about cloud-init.
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/aws_ssm.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/aws_ssm.py
index 13fd888e451..9b27f7c656b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/aws_ssm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/aws_ssm.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ description:
   - If the lookup fails due to lack of permissions or due to an AWS client error then the aws_ssm
     will generate an error, normally crashing the current ansible task.  This is normally the right
     thing since ignoring a value that IAM isn't giving access to could cause bigger problems and
-    wrong behavour or loss of data.  If you want to continue in this case then you will have to set
+    wrong behaviour or loss of data.  If you want to continue in this case then you will have to set
     up two ansible tasks, one which sets a variable and ignores failures one which uses the value
     of that variable with a default.  See the examples below.
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
                 e.g. ['parameter_name', 'parameter_name_too' ]
             :kwarg variables: ansible variables active at the time of the lookup
             :kwarg aws_secret_key: identity of the AWS key to use
-            :kwarg aws_access_key: AWS seret key (matching identity)
+            :kwarg aws_access_key: AWS secret key (matching identity)
             :kwarg aws_security_token: AWS session key if using STS
             :kwarg decrypt: Set to True to get decrypted parameters
             :kwarg region: AWS region in which to do the lookup
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
index cf1403d4081..a7ad7ce0d93 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/linear.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class StrategyModule(StrategyBase):
         moving on to the next task
         '''
 
-        # iteratate over each task, while there is one left to run
+        # iterate over each task, while there is one left to run
         result = self._tqm.RUN_OK
         work_to_do = True
         while work_to_do and not self._tqm._terminated:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py b/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py
index afe1b613620..0bfc345c9c9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/vars/manager.py
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class VariableManager:
                 basedirs = [task.get_search_path()[0]]
             elif C.PLAYBOOK_VARS_ROOT != 'top':
                 # preserves default basedirs, only option pre 2.3
-                raise AnsibleError('Unkown playbook vars logic: %s' % C.PLAYBOOK_VARS_ROOT)
+                raise AnsibleError('Unknown playbook vars logic: %s' % C.PLAYBOOK_VARS_ROOT)
 
             # if we have a task in this context, and that task has a role, make
             # sure it sees its defaults above any other roles, as we previously
diff --git a/test/units/plugins/test_plugins.py b/test/units/plugins/test_plugins.py
index 50c989c821f..444fae8c1fb 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/test_plugins.py
+++ b/test/units/plugins/test_plugins.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class TestErrors(unittest.TestCase):
     def test__load_module_source_no_duplicate_names(self):
         '''
         This test simulates importing 2 plugins with the same name,
-        and validating that the import is shortcirtuited if a file with the same name
+        and validating that the import is short circuited if a file with the same name
         has already been imported
         '''
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class TestErrors(unittest.TestCase):
 
         pl = PluginLoader('test', '', 'test', 'test_plugin')
         one = pl._load_module_source('import_fixture', os.path.join(fixture_path, 'import_fixture.py'))
-        # This line wouldn't even succeed if we didn't short cirtuit on finding a duplicate name
+        # This line wouldn't even succeed if we didn't short circuit on finding a duplicate name
         two = pl._load_module_source('import_fixture', '/path/to/import_fixture.py')
 
         self.assertEqual(one, two)