diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/tests/header.c b/dlls/comctl32/tests/header.c
index 178eac18781..65038cef1ee 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/tests/header.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/tests/header.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static void check_auto_format(void)
 
     /* Windows implicitly sets some format bits in INSERTITEM */
 
-    /* HDF_STRING is automaticaly set and cleared for no text */
+    /* HDF_STRING is automatically set and cleared for no text */
     hdiCreate.mask = HDI_TEXT|HDI_WIDTH|HDI_FORMAT;
     hdiCreate.pszText = text;
     hdiCreate.cxy = 100;
diff --git a/dlls/d3d9/tests/device.c b/dlls/d3d9/tests/device.c
index a01b2b5e076..9175d27baa9 100644
--- a/dlls/d3d9/tests/device.c
+++ b/dlls/d3d9/tests/device.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void test_swapchain(void)
 
     /* Try to get a nonexistant swapchain */
     hr = IDirect3DDevice9_GetSwapChain(pDevice, 1, &swapchainX);
-    ok(hr == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, "GetSwapChain on an non-existant swapchain returned (%s)\n", DXGetErrorString9(hr));
+    ok(hr == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, "GetSwapChain on an nonexistent swapchain returned (%s)\n", DXGetErrorString9(hr));
     ok(swapchainX == NULL, "Swapchain 1 is %p\n", swapchainX);
     if(swapchainX) IDirect3DSwapChain9_Release(swapchainX);
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static void test_swapchain(void)
      */
     swapchainX = (void *) 0xdeadbeef;
     hr = IDirect3DDevice9_GetSwapChain(pDevice, 1, &swapchainX);
-    ok(hr == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, "Failed to get the secound swapchain (%s)\n", DXGetErrorString9(hr));
+    ok(hr == D3DERR_INVALIDCALL, "Failed to get the second swapchain (%s)\n", DXGetErrorString9(hr));
     ok(swapchainX == NULL, "The swapchain pointer is %p\n", swapchainX);
     if(swapchainX && swapchainX != (void *) 0xdeadbeef ) IDirect3DSwapChain9_Release(swapchainX);
 
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ cleanup:
     CHECK_RELEASE(pStateBlock,          pDevice, --refcount);
     CHECK_RELEASE(pSwapChain,           pDevice, --refcount);
     CHECK_RELEASE(pQuery,               pDevice, --refcount);
-    /* This will destroy device - can not check the refcount here */
+    /* This will destroy device - cannot check the refcount here */
     if (pStateBlock1)         IUnknown_Release( pStateBlock1 );
 
     if (pD3d)                 IUnknown_Release( pD3d );
diff --git a/dlls/riched20/editor.c b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
index ac1bf39cf63..21f951efe79 100644
--- a/dlls/riched20/editor.c
+++ b/dlls/riched20/editor.c
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ LRESULT WINAPI RichEditANSIWndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lP
       editor->nUndoLimit = min(wParam, STACK_SIZE_MAX);
     /* Setting a max stack size keeps wine from getting killed 
       for hogging memory. Windows allocates all this memory at once, so
-      no program would realisticly set a value above our maxiumum. */  
+      no program would realistically set a value above our maxiumum. */  
     return editor->nUndoLimit;
   }
   case EM_CANUNDO:
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/device.c b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
index 1feb072662a..745eeb81881 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/device.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
@@ -4977,7 +4977,7 @@ process_vertices_strided(IWineD3DDeviceImpl *This, DWORD dwDestIndex, DWORD dwCo
                   ( rhw > eps ) ) ) {
 
                 /* "Normal" viewport transformation (not clipped)
-                 * 1) The values are divided trough rhw
+                 * 1) The values are divided by rhw
                  * 2) The y axis is negative, so multiply it with -1
                  * 3) Screen coordinates go from -(Width/2) to +(Width/2) and
                  *    -(Height/2) to +(Height/2). The z range is MinZ to MaxZ
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
index f7f461cf2b6..68c1131526d 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DImpl_GetDeviceCaps(IWineD3D *iface, UINT Adapter,
     if (wined3d_settings.ps_mode == PS_HW && wined3d_settings.shader_mode == SHADER_GLSL
         && DeviceType != WINED3DDEVTYPE_REF) {
         *pCaps->PixelShaderVersion = D3DPS_VERSION(3,0);
-        /* FIXME: The following line is card dependant. -1.0 to 1.0 is a safe default clamp range for now */
+        /* FIXME: The following line is card dependent. -1.0 to 1.0 is a safe default clamp range for now */
         *pCaps->PixelShader1xMaxValue = 1.0;
         TRACE_(d3d_caps)("Hardware pixel shader versions 2.0+ enabled\n");
         } else if (wined3d_settings.ps_mode == PS_HW
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c b/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
index e99a2a29483..54e311d8a10 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ void shader_glsl_add_instruction_modifiers(SHADER_OPCODE_ARG* arg) {
  * 
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-/* Generate GLSL arithmatic functions (dst = src1 + src2) */
+/* Generate GLSL arithmetic functions (dst = src1 + src2) */
 void shader_glsl_arith(SHADER_OPCODE_ARG* arg) {
 
     CONST SHADER_OPCODE* curOpcode = arg->opcode;
diff --git a/server/token.c b/server/token.c
index 4b15a30e0bf..983d7519ba1 100644
--- a/server/token.c
+++ b/server/token.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ DECL_HANDLER(access_check)
     }
 }
 
-/* retrives the SID of the user that the token represents */
+/* retrieves the SID of the user that the token represents */
 DECL_HANDLER(get_token_user)
 {
     struct token *token;