diff --git a/helpers/envkernel.sh b/helpers/envkernel.sh
index 5b3ade3a..19db1a33 100644
--- a/helpers/envkernel.sh
+++ b/helpers/envkernel.sh
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ set_reactivate() {
 
 check_and_deactivate() {
 	if [ "$POSTMARKETOS_ENVKERNEL_ENABLED" = 1 ]; then
-		# we already are runnning in envkernel
+		# we already are running in envkernel
 		deactivate
 	fi
 }
diff --git a/pmb/config/__init__.py b/pmb/config/__init__.py
index 85e2f753..6feb73dd 100644
--- a/pmb/config/__init__.py
+++ b/pmb/config/__init__.py
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ deviceinfo_attributes = [
     "keymaps",
 ]
 
-# Valid types for the 'chassis' atribute in deviceinfo
+# Valid types for the 'chassis' attribute in deviceinfo
 # See https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/machine-info.html
 deviceinfo_chassis_types = [
     "desktop",
diff --git a/pmb/install/format.py b/pmb/install/format.py
index 7cbb82ef..bc082a38 100644
--- a/pmb/install/format.py
+++ b/pmb/install/format.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def format_and_mount_root(args, device, root_label, sdcard):
             mkfs_root_args = ["mkfs.ext4", "-O", "^metadata_csum", "-F",
                               "-q", "-L", root_label]
             # When we don't know the file system size before hand like
-            # with non-block devices, we need to explicitely set a number of
+            # with non-block devices, we need to explicitly set a number of
             # inodes. See #1717 and #1845 for details
             if not sdcard:
                 mkfs_root_args = mkfs_root_args + ["-N", "100000"]
diff --git a/pmb/parse/apkindex.py b/pmb/parse/apkindex.py
index c031c86b..45a5ac6a 100644
--- a/pmb/parse/apkindex.py
+++ b/pmb/parse/apkindex.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def provider_highest_priority(providers, pkgname):
 
     if priority_providers:
         logging.debug(
-            f"{pkgname}: picked provider(s) with higest priority "
+            f"{pkgname}: picked provider(s) with highest priority "
             f"{max_priority}: {', '.join(priority_providers.keys())}")
         return priority_providers
 
diff --git a/pmb/qemu/run.py b/pmb/qemu/run.py
index fdfe5447..6f8b999f 100644
--- a/pmb/qemu/run.py
+++ b/pmb/qemu/run.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def command_qemu(args, arch, img_path, img_path_2nd=None):
 
         command = []
         if pmb.config.arch_native in ["aarch64", "armv7"]:
-            # Workaround for QEMU failing on aarch64 asymetric multiprocessor
+            # Workaround for QEMU failing on aarch64 asymmetric multiprocessor
             # arch (big/little architecture
             # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_big.LITTLE) see
             # https://bugs.linaro.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1443
diff --git a/test/test_crossdirect.py b/test/test_crossdirect.py
index 93992c0e..88835ce0 100644
--- a/test/test_crossdirect.py
+++ b/test/test_crossdirect.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_crossdirect_rust(args):
                                "mv", "/usr/bin/rustc", "/usr/bin/rustc_"])
         pmbootstrap_run(args, ["build", "hello-world-rust", "--arch=armv7",
                                "--force"])
-        # Make /native/usr/bin/rustc unusuable too, to make the build fail
+        # Make /native/usr/bin/rustc unusable too, to make the build fail
         pmbootstrap_run(args, ["chroot", "--", "rm", "/usr/bin/rustc"])
         assert pmbootstrap_run(args, ["build", "hello-world-rust",
                                       "--arch=armv7", "--force"],
diff --git a/test/testdata/apkindex/no_error b/test/testdata/apkindex/no_error
index 96967843..c5a0c3d8 100644
--- a/test/testdata/apkindex/no_error
+++ b/test/testdata/apkindex/no_error
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ V:7.57.0-r0
 A:x86_64
 S:118233
 I:217088
-T:An URL retrival utility and library
+T:An URL retrieval utility and library
 U:http://curl.haxx.se
 L:MIT
 o:curl