diff --git a/CL/cl2.hpp b/CL/cl2.hpp
index 534c486988..d4f1b51b64 100644
--- a/CL/cl2.hpp
+++ b/CL/cl2.hpp
@@ -3571,19 +3571,19 @@ cl::pointer<T, detail::Deleter<SVMAllocator<T, SVMTrait>>> allocate_svm(const cl
 }
 #endif // #if !defined(CL_HPP_NO_STD_UNIQUE_PTR)
 
-/*! \brief Vector alias to simplify contruction of coarse-grained SVM containers.
+/*! \brief Vector alias to simplify construction of coarse-grained SVM containers.
  * 
  */
 template < class T >
 using coarse_svm_vector = vector<T, cl::SVMAllocator<int, cl::SVMTraitCoarse<>>>;
 
-/*! \brief Vector alias to simplify contruction of fine-grained SVM containers.
+/*! \brief Vector alias to simplify construction of fine-grained SVM containers.
 *
 */
 template < class T >
 using fine_svm_vector = vector<T, cl::SVMAllocator<int, cl::SVMTraitFine<>>>;
 
-/*! \brief Vector alias to simplify contruction of fine-grained SVM containers that support platform atomics.
+/*! \brief Vector alias to simplify construction of fine-grained SVM containers that support platform atomics.
 *
 */
 template < class T >
diff --git a/boost_checkout_lite.sh b/boost_checkout_lite.sh
index 6e650ce7ab..18fe59588f 100755
--- a/boost_checkout_lite.sh
+++ b/boost_checkout_lite.sh
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ git submodule init boost
 cd boost
 # deactivate all boost submodules
 git submodule foreach 'git config submodule.$sm_path.active false'
-# selectivly activate required dependencies
+# selectively activate required dependencies
 for i in ${dependencies[@]}
 do
   git config submodule.$i.active true
 done
 cd ..
-# Update all submodules recursivly. Deactivated modules will be skipped by --recursive
+# Update all submodules recursively. Deactivated modules will be skipped by --recursive
 git submodule update --jobs 16 --recursive --recommend-shallow --single-branch
diff --git a/nano/core_test/confirmation_height.cpp b/nano/core_test/confirmation_height.cpp
index b0d3c4169d..52723aaebd 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/confirmation_height.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/confirmation_height.cpp
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ TEST (confirmation_heightDeathTest, modified_chain)
 		ledger, write_database_queue, 10ms, logger, stopped, batch_write_size, [] (auto const &) {}, [] (auto const &) {}, [] () { return 0; });
 
 		{
-			// This reads the blocks in the account, but prevents any writes from occuring yet
+			// This reads the blocks in the account, but prevents any writes from occurring yet
 			auto scoped_write_guard = write_database_queue.wait (nano::writer::testing);
 			bounded_processor.process (send);
 		}
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ TEST (confirmation_heightDeathTest, modified_chain)
 		ledger, write_database_queue, 10ms, logger, stopped, batch_write_size, [] (auto const &) {}, [] (auto const &) {}, [] () { return 0; });
 
 		{
-			// This reads the blocks in the account, but prevents any writes from occuring yet
+			// This reads the blocks in the account, but prevents any writes from occurring yet
 			auto scoped_write_guard = write_database_queue.wait (nano::writer::testing);
 			unbounded_processor.process (send);
 		}
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ TEST (confirmation_heightDeathTest, modified_chain_account_removed)
 		ledger, write_database_queue, 10ms, logger, stopped, batch_write_size, [] (auto const &) {}, [] (auto const &) {}, [] () { return 0; });
 
 		{
-			// This reads the blocks in the account, but prevents any writes from occuring yet
+			// This reads the blocks in the account, but prevents any writes from occurring yet
 			auto scoped_write_guard = write_database_queue.wait (nano::writer::testing);
 			unbounded_processor.process (open);
 		}
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ TEST (confirmation_heightDeathTest, modified_chain_account_removed)
 		ledger, write_database_queue, 10ms, logger, stopped, batch_write_size, [] (auto const &) {}, [] (auto const &) {}, [] () { return 0; });
 
 		{
-			// This reads the blocks in the account, but prevents any writes from occuring yet
+			// This reads the blocks in the account, but prevents any writes from occurring yet
 			auto scoped_write_guard = write_database_queue.wait (nano::writer::testing);
 			bounded_processor.process (open);
 		}