diff --git a/test/functional/test_container.py b/test/functional/test_container.py
index 3a6e1b958e..6ff1314c48 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_container.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_container.py
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ class TestContainer(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(headers.get('x-storage-policy'),
                           policy['name'])
 
-        # and test recreate with-out specifiying Storage Policy
+        # and test recreate with-out specifying Storage Policy
         resp = retry(put)
         resp.read()
         self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
diff --git a/test/unit/account/test_backend.py b/test/unit/account/test_backend.py
index 21fe2acf0b..d98b803966 100644
--- a/test/unit/account/test_backend.py
+++ b/test/unit/account/test_backend.py
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ class TestAccountBrokerBeforeSPI(TestAccountBroker):
         self.assertEqual(len(called), 1)
         self.assert_('CREATE TABLE policy_stat' in called[0])
 
-        # nothing was commited
+        # nothing was committed
         broker = AccountBroker(db_path, account='a')
         with broker.get() as conn:
             try:
diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_utils.py b/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
index 1ea3a2dcec..1b785da181 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ class TestTimestamp(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertTrue(float(timestamp) < maximum,
                             '%f is not smaller than %f given %r' % (
                                 timestamp, maximum, value))
-            # direct comparision of timestamp works too
+            # direct comparison of timestamp works too
             self.assertTrue(timestamp > minimum,
                             '%s is not bigger than %f given %r' % (
                                 timestamp.normal, minimum, value))
diff --git a/test/unit/container/test_reconciler.py b/test/unit/container/test_reconciler.py
index fe1bc18a86..ca01dafc20 100644
--- a/test/unit/container/test_reconciler.py
+++ b/test/unit/container/test_reconciler.py
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ class TestReconciler(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.reconciler.stats['unavailable_container'], 1)
         # we don't clean up anything
         self.assertEqual(self.reconciler.stats['cleanup_object'], 0)
-        # and we definately should not pop_queue
+        # and we definitely should not pop_queue
         self.assertFalse(deleted_container_entries)
         self.assertEqual(self.reconciler.stats['retry'], 1)
 
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ class TestReconciler(unittest.TestCase):
             delete_headers.get('X-Backend-Storage-Policy-Index'), '1')
         # and when we're done, we pop the entry from the queue
         self.assertEqual(self.reconciler.stats['pop_queue'], 1)
-        # this mock recieved the name, it's encoded down in buffered_http
+        # this mock received the name, it's encoded down in buffered_http
         self.assertEqual(deleted_container_entries,
                          [('.misplaced_objects', '3600', '1:/%s' % obj_name)])
         self.assertEqual(self.reconciler.stats['success'], 1)
diff --git a/test/unit/container/test_server.py b/test/unit/container/test_server.py
index e96b443b52..bbab114913 100644
--- a/test/unit/container/test_server.py
+++ b/test/unit/container/test_server.py
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ class TestContainerController(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(resp.headers['X-Backend-Storage-Policy-Index'],
                          str(non_default_policy.idx))
 
-        # put again without specifiying the storage policy
+        # put again without specifying the storage policy
         req = Request.blank('/sda1/p/a/c', method='PUT', headers={
             'X-Timestamp': ts.next(),
         })