diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/nova_network.rb b/lib/puppet/type/nova_network.rb
index ebd6598c2..0fde60950 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/nova_network.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/nova_network.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:nova_network) do
 
   ensurable
 
-  # there are concerns about determining uniqiueness of network
+  # there are concerns about determining uniqueness of network
   # segments b/c it is actually the combination of network/prefix
   # that determine uniqueness
   newparam(:network, :namevar => true) do
diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index c1a5ecf25..43e849fcf 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 #
 #  [*allow_resize_to_same_host*]
 #   (optional) Allow destination machine to match source for resize. Note that this
-#   is also settable in the compute class. In some sitautions you need it set here
+#   is also settable in the compute class. In some situations you need it set here
 #   and in others you need it set there.
 #   Defaults to false
 #
diff --git a/manifests/compute/vmware.pp b/manifests/compute/vmware.pp
index 754637b2f..b150dbf87 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/vmware.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/vmware.pp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #   Defaults to 'vmwareapi.VMwareVCDriver'
 #
 # [*insecure*]
-#   (optional) Allow insecure conections.
+#   (optional) Allow insecure connections.
 #   If true, the vCenter server certificate is not verified. If
 #   false, then the default CA truststore is used for verification. This
 #   option is ignored if 'ca_file' is set.
diff --git a/manifests/compute/xenserver.pp b/manifests/compute/xenserver.pp
index 8a39f6125..3e331651c 100644
--- a/manifests/compute/xenserver.pp
+++ b/manifests/compute/xenserver.pp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
 # [*torrent_seed_chance*]
-#   (optional) Probability that peer will become a seeder. (1.0 = 100%) (floating poin value)
+#   (optional) Probability that peer will become a seeder. (1.0 = 100%) (floating point value)
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
 # [*torrent_seed_duration*]
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index d5a399e27..67610aa03 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 #
 # [*kombu_compression*]
 #   (optional) Possible values are: gzip, bz2. If not set compression will not
-#   be used. This option may notbe available in future versions. EXPERIMENTAL.
+#   be used. This option may not be available in future versions. EXPERIMENTAL.
 #   (string value)
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
 #   Possible values : 'osapi_compute', 'metadata'
 #
 # [*cert_file*]
-#   (optinal) Certificate file to use when starting API server securely
+#   (optional) Certificate file to use when starting API server securely
 #   Defaults to false, not set
 #
 # [*key_file*]
diff --git a/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp b/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp
index 8c7837d7d..acbd06647 100644
--- a/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp
+++ b/manifests/migration/libvirt.pp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 #   Defaults to undef (default port for the transport)
 #
 # [*client_extraparams*]
-#   (optional) Hash of additional params to append to the live-migraition uri
+#   (optional) Hash of additional params to append to the live-migration uri
 #   See https://libvirt.org/guide/html/Application_Development_Guide-Architecture-Remote_URIs.html
 #   Defaults to {}
 #
diff --git a/manifests/placement.pp b/manifests/placement.pp
index 7ee6bfba0..d98467c9b 100644
--- a/manifests/placement.pp
+++ b/manifests/placement.pp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #   Defaults to 'RegionOne'
 #
 # [*os_interface*]
-#   (optional) interface name name used for getting the keystone endpoint for
+#   (optional) interface name used for getting the keystone endpoint for
 #   the placement API.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
diff --git a/manifests/scheduler.pp b/manifests/scheduler.pp
index 368a88fd9..3381f0fc4 100644
--- a/manifests/scheduler.pp
+++ b/manifests/scheduler.pp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #
 # [*discover_hosts_in_cells_interval*]
 #   (optional) This value controls how often (in seconds) the scheduler should
-#   attept to discover new hosts that have been added to cells.
+#   attempt to discover new hosts that have been added to cells.
 #   Defaults to $::os_service_default
 #
 class nova::scheduler(
diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache_placement.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache_placement.pp
index 805b3a3a2..57b366c97 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache_placement.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache_placement.pp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 #     Defaults to undef
 #
 #   [*ensure_package*]
-#     (optional) Control the ensure parameter for the Nova Placement API package ressource.
+#     (optional) Control the ensure parameter for the Nova Placement API package resource.
 #     Defaults to 'present'
 #
 #   [*ssl_cert*]
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 #     Optional. Defaults to undef.
 #
 #   [*custom_wsgi_process_options*]
-#     (optional) gives you the oportunity to add custom process options or to
+#     (optional) gives you the opportunity to add custom process options or to
 #     overwrite the default options for the WSGI main process.
 #     eg. to use a virtual python environment for the WSGI process
 #     you could set it to:
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/nova_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/nova_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb
index 00bf3480d..d602cecdd 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/nova_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/nova_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # these tests are a little concerning b/c they are hacking around the
 # modulepath, so these tests will not catch issues that may eventually arise
 # related to loading these plugins.
-# I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to programatcally set the modulepath
+# I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to programmatically set the modulepath
 $LOAD_PATH.push(
   File.join(
     File.dirname(__FILE__),
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/nova_network/nova_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/nova_network/nova_spec.rb
index 091a0982c..fdcce24bd 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/nova_network/nova_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/nova_network/nova_spec.rb
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ describe provider_class do
 
   shared_examples 'nova_network' do
     describe '#exists?' do
-      it 'should check non-existsing network' do
+      it 'should check non-existing network' do
         provider.expects(:auth_nova).with("network-list")
                       .returns('"+--------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+\n| ID                                   | Label       | Cidr        |\n+--------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+\n| 703edc62-36ab-4c41-9d73-884b30e9acbd | novanetwork | 10.0.0.0/16 |\n+--------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+\n"
 ')
         expect(provider.exists?).to be_falsey
       end
 
-      it 'should check existsing network' do
+      it 'should check existing network' do
         provider.expects(:auth_nova).with("network-list")
                       .returns('"+--------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+\n| ID                                   | Label       | Cidr        |\n+--------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+\n| 703edc62-36ab-4c41-9d73-884b30e9acbd | novanetwork | 10.20.0.0/16 |\n+--------------------------------------+-------------+-------------+\n"
 ')