diff --git a/doc/git-annex-lock.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-lock.mdwn
index aa03d4ce70..21be9f5aaf 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex-lock.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-lock.mdwn
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # NAME
 
-git-annex lock - unco unlock command
+git-annex lock - undo unlock command
 
 # SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-preferred-content.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-preferred-content.mdwn
index 9ea19ce09a..95dae8c14e 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex-preferred-content.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-preferred-content.mdwn
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ For example:
 
 The main differences are that `exclude=` and `include=` always
 match relative to the top of the git repository, and that there is
-no equivilant to `--in`.
+no equivalent to `--in`.
 
 For more details about preferred content expressions, see
 See <https://git-annex.branchable.com/preferred_content/>
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-readpresentkey.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-readpresentkey.mdwn
index 3e552e05db..6dcc2ca0bc 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex-readpresentkey.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-readpresentkey.mdwn
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ git annex readpresentkey `key uuid`
 # DESCRIPTION
 
 This plumbing-level command reads git-annex's records about whether
-the specified key's content is present in the remote with the speficied
+the specified key's content is present in the remote with the specified
 uuid.
   
 It exits 0 if the key is recorded to be present and 1 if not.
diff --git a/doc/git-annex-shell.mdwn b/doc/git-annex-shell.mdwn
index e43d516574..4185774e79 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex-shell.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex-shell.mdwn
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ to git-annex-shell are:
 
 * -- fields=val fields=val.. --
 
-  Additional fields may be specified this way, to retain compatability with
+  Additional fields may be specified this way, to retain compatibility with
   past versions of git-annex-shell (that ignore these, but would choke
   on new dashed options).
 
diff --git a/doc/privacy.mdwn b/doc/privacy.mdwn
index 3ac4b1eecf..5be735d1ad 100644
--- a/doc/privacy.mdwn
+++ b/doc/privacy.mdwn
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ output you post, and feel free to remove identifying information.
 Note that the git-annex assistant *does* sanitize XMPP protocol information
 logged when debugging is enabled.
 
-If you prefer not to post information publicaly, you can send a GPG
+If you prefer not to post information publically, you can send a GPG
 encrypted mail to Joey Hess <id@joeyh.name> (gpg key ID 2512E3C7).
 Or you can post a public bug report, and send a followup email with private
 details.
diff --git a/doc/transferring_data.mdwn b/doc/transferring_data.mdwn
index d1ec5963f5..2aab3b01f9 100644
--- a/doc/transferring_data.mdwn
+++ b/doc/transferring_data.mdwn
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ If a data transfer is interrupted, git-annex retains the partial transfer
 to allow it to be automatically resumed later.
 
 It's equally easy to transfer a single file to or from a repository,
-or to launch a retrievel of a massive pile of files from whatever
+or to launch a retrieval of a massive pile of files from whatever
 repositories they are scattered amongst.
 
 git-annex automatically uses whatever remotes are currently accessible,
diff --git a/doc/trust.mdwn b/doc/trust.mdwn
index 1fd47fd1d3..a33c6dd423 100644
--- a/doc/trust.mdwn
+++ b/doc/trust.mdwn
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ archival drive, from which you rarely or never remove content. Deciding
 when it makes sense to trust the tracking info is up to you.
 
 One way to handle this is just to use `--force` when a command cannot
-access a remote you trust. Or to use `--trust` to specify a repisitory to
+access a remote you trust. Or to use `--trust` to specify a repository to
 trust temporarily.
 
 To configure a repository as fully and permanently trusted,
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ use the `git annex trust` command.
 
 This is used to indicate that you have no trust that the repository
 exists at all. It's appropriate to use when a drive has been lost,
-or a directory irretrevably deleted. It will make git-annex avoid
+or a directory irretrievably deleted. It will make git-annex avoid
 even showing the repository as a place where data might still reside.
diff --git a/doc/upgrades.mdwn b/doc/upgrades.mdwn
index 0b43a972df..6cf2784e74 100644
--- a/doc/upgrades.mdwn
+++ b/doc/upgrades.mdwn
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-Occasionally improvments are made to how git-annex stores its data,
+Occasionally improvements are made to how git-annex stores its data,
 that require an upgrade process to convert repositories made with an older
 version to be used by a newer version. It's annoying, it should happen
 rarely, but sometimes, it's worth it.
 
-There's a committment that git-annex will always support upgrades from all
+There's a commitment that git-annex will always support upgrades from all
 past versions. After all, you may have offline drives from an earlier
 git-annex, and might want to use them with a newer git-annex.