diff --git a/src/esx/esx_vi.c b/src/esx/esx_vi.c
index a28ac7becd..8586e3ff0a 100644
--- a/src/esx/esx_vi.c
+++ b/src/esx/esx_vi.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ esxVI_Context_Connect(esxVI_Context *ctx, const char *url,
          * FIXME: Actually this should be detected by really calling
          * QueryVirtualDiskUuid and checking if a NotImplemented fault is
          * returned. But currently we don't deserialized the details of a
-         * possbile fault and therefore we don't know if the fault was a
+         * possible fault and therefore we don't know if the fault was a
          * NotImplemented fault or not.
          */
         ctx->hasQueryVirtualDiskUuid = true;
diff --git a/src/libvirt-nodedev.c b/src/libvirt-nodedev.c
index 59f020be95..6ea14b3e37 100644
--- a/src/libvirt-nodedev.c
+++ b/src/libvirt-nodedev.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ virNodeDeviceReAttach(virNodeDevicePtr dev)
  * virNodeDeviceReset:
  * @dev: pointer to the node device
  *
- * Reset a previously dettached node device to the node before or
+ * Reset a previously detached node device to the node before or
  * after assigning it to a guest.
  *
  * The exact reset semantics depends on the hypervisor and device
diff --git a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
index 9b820a90d9..65c441e6d6 100644
--- a/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
+++ b/src/openvz/openvz_conf.c
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ openvzReadConfigParam(const char *conf_file, const char *param, char **value)
 /*
  * Read parameter from container config
  *
- * value will be freed before a new value is assined to it, the caller is
+ * value will be freed before a new value is assigned to it, the caller is
  * responsible for freeing it afterwards.
  *
  * sample: 133, "OSTEMPLATE", &value
diff --git a/tools/virt-admin.c b/tools/virt-admin.c
index b749acbf72..b1e0c4900e 100644
--- a/tools/virt-admin.c
+++ b/tools/virt-admin.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ vshAdmGetTimeStr(vshControl *ctl, time_t then, char **result)
  * vshAdmCatchDisconnect:
  *
  * We get here when the connection was closed. Unlike virsh, we do not save
- * the fact that the event was raised, sice there is virAdmConnectIsAlive to
+ * the fact that the event was raised, since there is virAdmConnectIsAlive to
  * check if the communication channel has not been closed by remote party.
  */
 static void