diff --git a/build/valgrind/valgrind.h b/build/valgrind/valgrind.h
index 4b8ef75..b5edc11 100644
--- a/build/valgrind/valgrind.h
+++ b/build/valgrind/valgrind.h
@@ -6826,7 +6826,7 @@ VALGRIND_PRINTF_BACKTRACE(const char *format, ...)
 
 
 /* These requests allow control to move from the simulated CPU to the
-   real CPU, calling an arbitary function.
+   real CPU, calling an arbitrary function.
    
    Note that the current ThreadId is inserted as the first argument.
    So this call:
diff --git a/docs/reference/libsecret/migrating-libgnome-keyring.xml b/docs/reference/libsecret/migrating-libgnome-keyring.xml
index cf8e34c..7f727ec 100644
--- a/docs/reference/libsecret/migrating-libgnome-keyring.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/libsecret/migrating-libgnome-keyring.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	for lookup of items it's important that the string representations of
 	integers and booleans are always identical. Boolean values are stored
 	as the strings <literal>true</literal> and <literal>false</literal>.
-	Integer values are stored in decimal, with a preceeding negative sign
+	Integer values are stored in decimal, with a preceding negative sign
 	for negative integers. libsecret facilitates this using the
 	secret_attributes_build() and secret_attributes_buildv() functions.</para>
 
diff --git a/egg/egg-secure-memory.c b/egg/egg-secure-memory.c
index 442a325..8d320f1 100644
--- a/egg/egg-secure-memory.c
+++ b/egg/egg-secure-memory.c
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ egg_secure_records (unsigned int *count)
 			if (records == NULL)
 				break;
 
-			/* Make sure this actualy accounts for all memory */
+			/* Make sure this actually accounts for all memory */
 			ASSERT (total == block->n_words);
 		}
 
diff --git a/libsecret/secret-item.c b/libsecret/secret-item.c
index 2393dea..116e840 100644
--- a/libsecret/secret-item.c
+++ b/libsecret/secret-item.c
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ secret_item_load_secret (SecretItem *self,
  * The newly loaded secret value can be accessed by calling
  * secret_item_get_secret().
  *
- * Returns: whether the secret item succesfully loaded or not
+ * Returns: whether the secret item successfully loaded or not
  */
 gboolean
 secret_item_load_secret_finish (SecretItem *self,
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ secret_item_load_secret_finish (SecretItem *self,
  * This function may block indefinetely. Use the asynchronous version
  * in user interface threads.
  *
- * Returns: whether the secret item succesfully loaded or not
+ * Returns: whether the secret item successfully loaded or not
  */
 gboolean
 secret_item_load_secret_sync (SecretItem *self,
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@ secret_item_load_secrets (GList *items,
  *
  * Items that are locked will not have their secrets loaded.
  *
- * Returns: whether the operation succeded or not
+ * Returns: whether the operation succeeded or not
  */
 gboolean
 secret_item_load_secrets_finish (GAsyncResult *result,
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ secret_item_load_secrets_finish (GAsyncResult *result,
  *
  * Items that are locked will not have their secrets loaded.
  *
- * Returns: whether the operation succeded or not
+ * Returns: whether the operation succeeded or not
  */
 gboolean
 secret_item_load_secrets_sync (GList *items,
diff --git a/libsecret/secret-schema.c b/libsecret/secret-schema.c
index 33522ef..5ba3a9f 100644
--- a/libsecret/secret-schema.c
+++ b/libsecret/secret-schema.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
  * values. Even for values that defined as an integer or boolean in the schema,
  * the attribute values in the #GHashTable are strings. Boolean values are stored
  * as the strings 'true' and 'false'. Integer values are stored in decimal, with
- * a preceeding negative sign for negative integers.
+ * a preceding negative sign for negative integers.
  *
  * Schemas are handled entirely on the client side by this library. The name of the
  * schema is automatically stored as an attribute on the item.