diff --git a/general/graphlib/poppler.xml b/general/graphlib/poppler.xml
index 6605bc42f7..7100ac0ef6 100644
--- a/general/graphlib/poppler.xml
+++ b/general/graphlib/poppler.xml
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ cd poppler-data-&poppler-data-version;</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>
       <parameter>--with-testdatadir=$PWD/testfiles</parameter>: Tell the test
-      programs where the auxillary files are located.
+      programs where the auxiliary files are located.
     </para>
 
     <para>
diff --git a/general/prog/ojdk-conf.xml b/general/prog/ojdk-conf.xml
index 8476ae37bc..259f08ec3d 100644
--- a/general/prog/ojdk-conf.xml
+++ b/general/prog/ojdk-conf.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ mkdir -p /var/cache/man
 mandb -c /opt/jdk/man</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>
-      The installation of the JRE Certificate Autority Certificates (cacerts)
+      The installation of the JRE Certificate Authority Certificates (cacerts)
       is described in the <xref linkend="ojdk-certs"/> section.
       If you are using the binary version, those certificates may already be
       installed.
diff --git a/general/prog/openjdk.xml b/general/prog/openjdk.xml
index 9677443c0c..e1fbc33a78 100644
--- a/general/prog/openjdk.xml
+++ b/general/prog/openjdk.xml
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ install -v -Dm0644 javaws.png /usr/share/pixmaps/javaws.png</userinput></screen>
       on the usage of cryptography in some countries, there is the possibility
       to limit the size of encryption keys and the use of some algorithms in a
       policy file. This switch allows to ship a policy file with no
-      restriction. It is the responsability of the user to ensure proper
+      restriction. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure proper
       adherence to the law.
     </para>
 
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ install -v -Dm0644 javaws.png /usr/share/pixmaps/javaws.png</userinput></screen>
 
     </sect3>
 
-    <sect3 id='ojdk-certs' xreflabel='JRE Certificate Authorithy Certificates'>
+    <sect3 id='ojdk-certs' xreflabel='JRE Certificate Authority Certificates'>
       <title>Install or update the JRE Certificate Authority Certificates
       (cacerts) file</title>
 
diff --git a/general/sysutils/colord1.xml b/general/sysutils/colord1.xml
index 0656dc7e22..67c5ec26a4 100644
--- a/general/sysutils/colord1.xml
+++ b/general/sysutils/colord1.xml
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ make</userinput></screen>
         <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcolordcompat.so</filename></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            contains legacy API functions for compatiblity with older
+            contains legacy API functions for compatibility with older
             applications.
           </para>
           <indexterm zone="colord1 libcolordcompat.so">
diff --git a/general/sysutils/systemd.xml b/general/sysutils/systemd.xml
index d8f471bad2..03f3349323 100644
--- a/general/sysutils/systemd.xml
+++ b/general/sysutils/systemd.xml
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
     <para>
       While <application>systemd</application> was installed when
       building LFS, there are many features provided by the package that
-      were not included in the initial installation becasue
+      were not included in the initial installation because
       <application>Linux-PAM</application> was not yet installed.
       The <application>systemd</application> package needs to be
       rebuilt to provide a working <command>systemd-logind</command> service,
-      which provides many additonal features for dependent packages.
+      which provides many additional features for dependent packages.
     </para>
     
     &lfs7a_checked;
diff --git a/introduction/important/bootscripts.xml b/introduction/important/bootscripts.xml
index 26f0eab8aa..e76cdd76c1 100644
--- a/introduction/important/bootscripts.xml
+++ b/introduction/important/bootscripts.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   </note>
 
   <note>
-    <para>From time to time the bootscripts are updated to accomodate
+    <para>From time to time the bootscripts are updated to accommodate
     new packages or to make minor corrections.  All versions of the
     bootscripts are located at <ulink
     url="&sources-anduin-http;/blfs-bootscripts/"/>.</para>
diff --git a/kde/kf5/kf5-intro.xml b/kde/kf5/kf5-intro.xml
index 0b3d6a79b5..9319821478 100644
--- a/kde/kf5/kf5-intro.xml
+++ b/kde/kf5/kf5-intro.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     </para>
 
 <screen role="root"><userinput>cat &gt;&gt; /etc/profile.d/qt5.sh &lt;&lt; "EOF"
-<literal># Begin kf5 extention for /etc/profile.d/qt5.sh
+<literal># Begin kf5 extension for /etc/profile.d/qt5.sh
 
 pathappend /usr/lib/qt5/plugins    QT_PLUGIN_PATH
 pathappend $QT5DIR/lib/plugins     QT_PLUGIN_PATH
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pathappend $QT5DIR/lib/plugins     QT_PLUGIN_PATH
 pathappend /usr/lib/qt5/qml        QML2_IMPORT_PATH
 pathappend $QT5DIR/lib/qml         QML2_IMPORT_PATH
 
-# End extention for /etc/profile.d/qt5.sh</literal>
+# End extension for /etc/profile.d/qt5.sh</literal>
 EOF
 
 cat &gt; /etc/profile.d/kf5.sh &lt;&lt; "EOF"
diff --git a/kde/libdbusmenuqt.xml b/kde/libdbusmenuqt.xml
index de052f2448..944476c5e1 100644
--- a/kde/libdbusmenuqt.xml
+++ b/kde/libdbusmenuqt.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ make</userinput></screen>
     </para>
     -->
 
-    <para>This packages doe not come wiht a working test suite.</para>
+    <para>This packages doe not come with a working test suite.</para>
 
     <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
 
diff --git a/postlfs/filesystems/smartmontools.xml b/postlfs/filesystems/smartmontools.xml
index c817814375..07cbf546a3 100644
--- a/postlfs/filesystems/smartmontools.xml
+++ b/postlfs/filesystems/smartmontools.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ make</userinput></screen>
     <title>Command Explanations</title>
 
     <para>
-      <option>--with-initscriptdir=no</option>: This option supresses the
+      <option>--with-initscriptdir=no</option>: This option suppresses the
       default initialization script.  See below for the BLFS script.
     </para>
 
diff --git a/x/dm/sddm.xml b/x/dm/sddm.xml
index 785e7b2ae3..1d5828fe9c 100644
--- a/x/dm/sddm.xml
+++ b/x/dm/sddm.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ install -v -dm755 -o sddm -g sddm /var/lib/sddm</userinput></screen>
       <parameter>-DDBUS_CONFIG_FILENAME=sddm_org.freedesktop.DisplayManager.conf</parameter>:
       This switch is used for safety reason: other DMs already use
       <filename>org.freedesktop.DisplayManager.conf</filename>. Verify in your
-      system taht this is not the case, if you wish to remove it.
+      system that this is not the case, if you wish to remove it.
     </para>
 
     <para>