diff --git a/doc/source/contributor/api.rst b/doc/source/contributor/api.rst
index 47210518001a..fce0d0e28f0a 100644
--- a/doc/source/contributor/api.rst
+++ b/doc/source/contributor/api.rst
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ A very basic controller of a v2.1 API::
             write_body_here = ok
             return response_body
 
-        # Defining support for other RESTFul methods based on resouce.
+        # Defining support for other RESTFul methods based on resource.
 
 
 See `servers.py <http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/nova/tree/nova/api/openstack/compute/servers.py>`_ for ref.
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/network/test_manager.py b/nova/tests/unit/network/test_manager.py
index afeea8477645..0cfe44288709 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/network/test_manager.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/network/test_manager.py
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ class VlanNetworkTestCase(test.TestCase):
                           vlan=100, cidr='192.168.0.1/24', network_size=100)
 
     def test_vlan_start(self):
-        # VLAN 100 and 101 are used, so this network shoud be created in 102
+        # VLAN 100 and 101 are used, so this network should be created in 102
         networks = self.network.create_networks(
                           self.context_admin, label="fake", num_networks=1,
                           vlan_start=100, cidr='192.168.3.1/24',
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ class VlanNetworkTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(102, networks[0]["vlan"])
 
     def test_vlan_start_multiple(self):
-        # VLAN 100 and 101 are used, so these networks shoud be created in 102
+        # VLAN 100 and 101 are used, so these networks should be created in 102
         # and 103
         networks = self.network.create_networks(
                           self.context_admin, label="fake", num_networks=2,
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/test_utils.py b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/test_utils.py
index c96da46fa326..139d96762dc8 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/test_utils.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/test_utils.py
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ class TestUtils(test.NoDBTestCase):
 
     @mock.patch('nova.scheduler.client.report.SchedulerReportClient')
     @mock.patch('nova.scheduler.utils.request_is_rebuild')
-    def test_claim_resouces_for_policy_check(self, mock_is_rebuild,
+    def test_claim_resources_for_policy_check(self, mock_is_rebuild,
             mock_client):
         mock_is_rebuild.return_value = True
         ctx = mock.Mock(user_id=uuids.user_id)