diff --git a/cinder/api/contrib/admin_actions.py b/cinder/api/contrib/admin_actions.py
index d0b9c82e1fd..388c70cdc75 100644
--- a/cinder/api/contrib/admin_actions.py
+++ b/cinder/api/contrib/admin_actions.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class VolumeAdminController(AdminController):
         """Enable/Re-enable replication on replciation capable volume.
 
         Admin only method, used primarily for cases like disable/re-enable
-        replication proces on a replicated volume for maintenance or testing
+        replication process on a replicated volume for maintenance or testing
         """
 
         context = req.environ['cinder.context']
diff --git a/cinder/backup/api.py b/cinder/backup/api.py
index b7ac2d33074..aa1a722c9a1 100644
--- a/cinder/backup/api.py
+++ b/cinder/backup/api.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class API(base.Base):
         if not self._is_backup_service_enabled(volume, volume_host):
             raise exception.ServiceNotFound(service_id='cinder-backup')
 
-        # do quota reserver before setting volume status and backup status
+        # Reserve a quota before setting volume status and backup status
         try:
             reserve_opts = {'backups': 1,
                             'backup_gigabytes': volume['size']}
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/keymgr/test_barbican.py b/cinder/tests/unit/keymgr/test_barbican.py
index d8a25c15b2a..58518de98cf 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/keymgr/test_barbican.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/keymgr/test_barbican.py
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class BarbicanKeyManagerTestCase(test_key_mgr.KeyManagerTestCase):
 
         self.key_mgr.create_key(self.ctxt)
 
-        # assert proper calls occured, including with project_id
+        # assert proper calls occurred, including with project_id
         mock_token.assert_called_once_with(
             auth_url=CONF.keymgr.encryption_auth_url,
             token=self.ctxt.auth_token,
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/utils.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/utils.py
index d66e890ea22..81966eb09d1 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/utils.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/netapp/utils.py
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class FeatureState(object):
 
         :param supported: True if supported, false otherwise
         :param minimum_version: The minimum version that this feature is
-        suported at
+        supported at
         """
         self.supported = supported
         self.minimum_version = minimum_version