diff --git a/cmd/puppeth/wizard_dashboard.go b/cmd/puppeth/wizard_dashboard.go
index 5f781c415..1a01631ff 100644
--- a/cmd/puppeth/wizard_dashboard.go
+++ b/cmd/puppeth/wizard_dashboard.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (w *wizard) deployDashboard() {
 				pages = append(pages, page)
 			}
 		}
-		// Promt the user to chose one, enter manually or simply not list this service
+		// Prompt the user to chose one, enter manually or simply not list this service
 		defLabel, defChoice := "don't list", len(pages)+2
 		if len(pages) > 0 {
 			defLabel, defChoice = pages[0], 1
diff --git a/eth/api_tracer.go b/eth/api_tracer.go
index 0a8b9a994..5b7f168ec 100644
--- a/eth/api_tracer.go
+++ b/eth/api_tracer.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) TraceChain(ctx context.Context, start, end rpc.Block
 
 // traceChain configures a new tracer according to the provided configuration, and
 // executes all the transactions contained within. The return value will be one item
-// per transaction, dependent on the requestd tracer.
+// per transaction, dependent on the requested tracer.
 func (api *PrivateDebugAPI) traceChain(ctx context.Context, start, end *types.Block, config *TraceConfig) (*rpc.Subscription, error) {
 	// Tracing a chain is a **long** operation, only do with subscriptions
 	notifier, supported := rpc.NotifierFromContext(ctx)
diff --git a/swarm/network/simulation/simulation.go b/swarm/network/simulation/simulation.go
index 096f7322c..2c7a18b09 100644
--- a/swarm/network/simulation/simulation.go
+++ b/swarm/network/simulation/simulation.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ type Result struct {
 }
 
 // Run calls the RunFunc function while taking care of
-// cancelation provided through the Context.
+// cancellation provided through the Context.
 func (s *Simulation) Run(ctx context.Context, f RunFunc) (r Result) {
 	//if the option is set to run a HTTP server with the simulation,
 	//init the server and start it
diff --git a/swarm/network/stream/peer.go b/swarm/network/stream/peer.go
index 1466a7a9c..5fdaa7b87 100644
--- a/swarm/network/stream/peer.go
+++ b/swarm/network/stream/peer.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (p *Peer) SendOfferedHashes(s *server, f, t uint64) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// true only when quiting
+	// true only when quitting
 	if len(hashes) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/swarm/pot/doc.go b/swarm/pot/doc.go
index 4c0a03065..cb6faea57 100644
--- a/swarm/pot/doc.go
+++ b/swarm/pot/doc.go
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ OR distance over finite set of integers).
 
 Methods take a comparison operator (pof, proximity order function) to compare two
 value types. The default pof assumes Val to be or project to a byte slice using
-the reverse rank on the MSB first XOR logarithmic disctance.
+the reverse rank on the MSB first XOR logarithmic distance.
 
 If the address space if limited, equality is defined as the maximum proximity order.
 
-The container offers applicative (funcional) style methods on PO trees:
+The container offers applicative (functional) style methods on PO trees:
 * adding/removing en element
 * swap (value based add/remove)
 * merging two PO trees (union)