diff --git a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_denominator.py b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_denominator.py
index 835a2b2dc..caa1e8a6c 100644
--- a/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_denominator.py
+++ b/designate/backend/agent_backend/impl_denominator.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Denominator(object):
     def _base(self):
         call = ['denominator', '-q', '-n', self.config.name]
 
-        # NOTE: When path to denominator configuration file is ommitted,
+        # NOTE: When path to denominator configuration file is omitted,
         #       ~/.denominatorconfig file will be used by default.
         if self.config.config_file:
             call.extend(['-C', self.config.config_file])
diff --git a/designate/central/service.py b/designate/central/service.py
index ba542ebeb..23639ee80 100644
--- a/designate/central/service.py
+++ b/designate/central/service.py
@@ -2673,7 +2673,7 @@ class Service(service.RPCService, service.Service):
                 zone_import.message = 'An SOA record is required.'
                 zone_import.status = 'ERROR'
             except Exception as e:
-                msg = _LE('An undefined error occured during zone import')
+                msg = _LE('An undefined error occurred during zone import')
                 LOG.exception(msg)
                 msg = 'An undefined error occurred. %s' % e.message[:130]
                 zone_import.message = msg
@@ -2700,7 +2700,7 @@ class Service(service.RPCService, service.Service):
                 zone_import.status = 'ERROR'
                 zone_import.message = e.message
             except Exception as e:
-                msg = _LE('An undefined error occured during zone '
+                msg = _LE('An undefined error occurred during zone '
                           'import creation')
                 LOG.exception(msg)
                 msg = 'An undefined error occurred. %s' % e.message[:130]
diff --git a/designate/manage/pool.py b/designate/manage/pool.py
index 9825e99a6..68b60de70 100644
--- a/designate/manage/pool.py
+++ b/designate/manage/pool.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class PoolCommands(base.Commands):
         try:
             pools = self.central_api.find_pools(self.context)
         except messaging.exceptions.MessagingTimeout:
-            LOG.critical(_LC("No response recieved from designate-central. "
+            LOG.critical(_LC("No response received from designate-central. "
                              "Check it is running, and retry"))
         with open(file, 'w') as stream:
             yaml.dump(
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class PoolCommands(base.Commands):
         try:
             pools = self.central_api.find_pools(self.context)
         except messaging.exceptions.MessagingTimeout:
-            LOG.critical(_LC("No response recieved from designate-central. "
+            LOG.critical(_LC("No response received from designate-central. "
                              "Check it is running, and retry"))
         r_pools = objects.PoolList()
         for pool in pools:
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class PoolCommands(base.Commands):
                   default_flow_style=False))
 
         except messaging.exceptions.MessagingTimeout:
-            LOG.critical(_LC("No response recieved from designate-central. "
+            LOG.critical(_LC("No response received from designate-central. "
                              "Check it is running, and retry"))
 
     @base.args('--file', help='The path to the yaml file describing the pools',
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class PoolCommands(base.Commands):
                     LOG.info(_LI('Creating new pool: %s'), pool)
                     self.central_api.create_pool(self.context, pool)
             except messaging.exceptions.MessagingTimeout:
-                LOG.critical(_LC("No response recieved from designate-central."
+                LOG.critical(_LC("No response received from designate-central."
                                  " Check it is running, and retry"))
 
         if delete:
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class PoolCommands(base.Commands):
                         self.central_api.delete_pool(self.context, p.id)
 
                 except messaging.exceptions.MessagingTimeout:
-                    LOG.critical(_LC("No response recieved from "
+                    LOG.critical(_LC("No response received from "
                                      "designate-central. "
                                      "Check it is running, and retry"))
 
diff --git a/designate/tests/unit/test_objects/test_adapters.py b/designate/tests/unit/test_objects/test_adapters.py
index 991ba6daf..00b52fdd1 100644
--- a/designate/tests/unit/test_objects/test_adapters.py
+++ b/designate/tests/unit/test_objects/test_adapters.py
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ class DesignateTestAdapter(adapters.DesignateAdapter):
     }
 
 
-class DesignateTestPersistantObject(
+class DesignateTestPersistentObject(
         objects.DesignateObject, objects.base.PersistentObjectMixin):
     pass
 
 
 class DesignateDateTimeAdaptor(adapters.DesignateAdapter):
-    ADAPTER_OBJECT = DesignateTestPersistantObject
+    ADAPTER_OBJECT = DesignateTestPersistentObject
     ADAPTER_FORMAT = 'TEST_API'
 
     MODIFICATIONS = {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class DesignateAdapterTest(oslotest.base.BaseTestCase):
         adapters.DesignateAdapter.render('TEST_API', objects.DesignateObject())
 
     def test_datetime_format(self):
-        test_obj = DesignateTestPersistantObject()
+        test_obj = DesignateTestPersistentObject()
         test_obj.created_at = timeutils.utcnow()
 
         test_dict = adapters.DesignateAdapter.render('TEST_API', test_obj)