diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/comm.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/comm.c
index 97a71358fef..97da932d6cb 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/comm.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/comm.c
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ static HANDLE test_OpenComm(BOOL doOverlap)
 
         ok(ret, "Unexpected error %u on open\n", GetLastError());
         ok(comstat.cbInQue == 0, "Unexpected %d chars in InQueue\n",comstat.cbInQue);
-        ok(comstat.cbOutQue == 0, "Still pending %d charcters in OutQueue\n", comstat.cbOutQue);
+        ok(comstat.cbOutQue == 0, "Still pending %d characters in OutQueue\n", comstat.cbOutQue);
         ok(errors == 0, "Unexpected errors 0x%08x\n", errors);
     }
     return hcom;
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/debugger.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/debugger.c
index 93d12a56ebb..8148c396d0e 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/debugger.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/debugger.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static void run_background_thread(void)
 {
     DWORD tid;
     HANDLE thread = CreateThread(NULL, 0, thread_proc, NULL, 0, &tid);
-    ok(thread != NULL, "CreateThrad failed\n");
+    ok(thread != NULL, "CreateThread failed\n");
     CloseHandle(thread);
 }
 
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/file.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/file.c
index 9be4ecd1362..5bd168276f9 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/file.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/file.c
@@ -5229,7 +5229,7 @@ static void test_overlapped_read(void)
     DWORD ret;
 
     ret = GetTempPathA(MAX_PATH, temp_path);
-    ok(ret, "Unexpect error %u.\n", GetLastError());
+    ok(ret, "Unexpected error %u.\n", GetLastError());
     ret = GetTempFileNameA(temp_path, prefix, 0, file_name);
     ok(ret, "Unexpected error %u.\n", GetLastError());
 
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/path.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/path.c
index 60cd26dd603..028853f6050 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/path.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/path.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static void test_setdir(CHAR *olddir,CHAR *newdir,
     ok(SetCurrentDirectoryA(olddir),
        "%s: Couldn't set directory to its original value\n",errstr);
   } else {
-/* else thest that it fails correctly */
+/* else test that it fails correctly */
     chklen=lstrlenA(olddir);
     ok(val==0,
        "%s: SetCurrentDirectoryA passed when it should have failed\n",errstr);
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static void test_CurrentDirectoryA(CHAR *origdir, CHAR *newdir)
 /* Check that SetCurrentDirectory fails when a nonexistent dir is specified */
   sprintf(tmpstr,"%s\\%s\\%s",newdir,SHORTDIR,NONDIR_SHORT);
   test_setdir(newdir,tmpstr,NULL,0,"check 3");
-/* Check that SetCurrentDirectory fails for a nonexistent lond directory */
+/* Check that SetCurrentDirectory fails for a nonexistent long directory */
   sprintf(tmpstr,"%s\\%s\\%s",newdir,SHORTDIR,NONDIR_LONG);
   test_setdir(newdir,tmpstr,NULL,0,"check 4");
 /* Check that SetCurrentDirectory passes with a long directory */
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/tests/pipe.c b/dlls/kernel32/tests/pipe.c
index 11605c2ecef..f61d441303d 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/tests/pipe.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/tests/pipe.c
@@ -3071,7 +3071,7 @@ static void test_blocking_rw(HANDLE writer, HANDLE reader, DWORD buf_size, BOOL
     test_overlapped_result(writer, &write_overlapped2, 1, FALSE);
     test_peek_pipe(reader, 0, 0, 0);
 
-    /* same as above, but parially read written data before canceling */
+    /* same as above, but partially read written data before canceling */
     overlapped_write_async(writer, buf, buf_size+2000, &write_overlapped);
     overlapped_write_async(writer, buf, 1, &write_overlapped2);
     test_peek_pipe(reader, buf_size + 2000 + (msg_mode ? 0 : 1),