diff --git a/content/backing_store.h b/content/backing_store.h
index 4e29511cb..3a1ae8f15 100644
--- a/content/backing_store.h
+++ b/content/backing_store.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ enum backing_store_flags {
  * low level cache backing store operation table
  *
  * The low level cache (source objects) has the capability to make
- * objects and their metadata (headers etc) persistant by writing to a
+ * objects and their metadata (headers etc) persistent by writing to a
  * backing store using these operations.
  */
 struct gui_llcache_table {
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ struct gui_llcache_table {
 	 * Initialise the backing store.
 	 *
 	 * @param parameters to configure backing store.
-	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on faliure.
+	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on failure.
 	 */
 	nserror (*initialise)(const struct llcache_store_parameters *parameters);
 
 	/**
 	 * Finalise the backing store.
 	 *
-	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on faliure.
+	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on failure.
 	 */
 	nserror (*finalise)(void);
 
@@ -72,16 +72,16 @@ struct gui_llcache_table {
 	 *  been completely written on return.
 	 *
 	 * @param[in] url The url is used as the unique primary key for the data.
-	 * @param[in] flags The flags to control how the obejct is stored.
+	 * @param[in] flags The flags to control how the object is stored.
 	 * @param[in] data The objects data.
 	 * @param[in] datalen The length of the \a data.
-	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on faliure.
+	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on failure.
 	 */
 	nserror (*store)(struct nsurl *url, enum backing_store_flags flags,
 			 uint8_t *data, const size_t datalen);
 
 	/**
-	 * Retrive an object from the backing store.
+	 * Retrieve an object from the backing store.
 	 *
 	 * The backing store will manage its own memory and the
 	 * allocations returned in \a data *must* not be altered.
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ struct gui_llcache_table {
 	 *  calling the release method.
 	 *
 	 * @param[in] url The url is used as the unique primary key for the data.
-	 * @param[in] flags The flags to control how the object is retrived.
-	 * @param[out] data The retrived objects data.
+	 * @param[in] flags The flags to control how the object is retrieved.
+	 * @param[out] data The retrieved objects data.
 	 * @param[out] datalen The length of the \a data retrieved.
-	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on faliure.
+	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on failure.
 	 */
 	nserror (*fetch)(struct nsurl *url, enum backing_store_flags flags,
 			 uint8_t **data, size_t *datalen);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ struct gui_llcache_table {
 	 *
 	 * @param url The url is used as the unique primary key to invalidate.
 	 * @param[in] flags The flags to control how the object data is released.
-	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on faliure.
+	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on failure.
 	 */
 	nserror (*release)(struct nsurl *url, enum backing_store_flags flags);
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ struct gui_llcache_table {
 	 * If the entry had data allocated it will be released.
 	 *
 	 * @param url The url is used as the unique primary key to invalidate.
-	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on faliure.
+	 * @return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on failure.
 	 */
 	nserror (*invalidate)(struct nsurl *url);
 
diff --git a/content/handlers/css/hints.h b/content/handlers/css/hints.h
index 2c1835970..3d44d2180 100644
--- a/content/handlers/css/hints.h
+++ b/content/handlers/css/hints.h
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ void css_hint_fini(void);
  *
  * \param[in] pw HTML document
  * \param[in] node DOM node
- * \param[out] nhints number of hints retrived
- * \param[out] hints retrived hints
+ * \param[out] nhints number of hints retrieved
+ * \param[out] hints retrieved hints
  * \return CSS_OK               on success,
  *         CSS_PROPERTY_NOT_SET if there is no hint for the requested property,
  *         CSS_NOMEM            on memory exhaustion.
diff --git a/desktop/searchweb.c b/desktop/searchweb.c
index 593591cc3..29a998eb2 100644
--- a/desktop/searchweb.c
+++ b/desktop/searchweb.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static const char *default_search_icon_url = "resource:icons/search.png";
 /**
  * Read providers file.
  *
- * Allocates stoage of sufficient size for the providers file and
+ * Allocates storage of sufficient size for the providers file and
  * reads the entire file in.
  *
  * \param fname The filename to read.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ read_providers(const char *fname,
  * \param providers_size The size of the provider data.
  * \param providers_out The resulting provider array.
  * \param providers_count The number of providers in the output array.
- * \return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on faliure.
+ * \return NSERROR_OK on success or error code on failure.
  */
 static nserror
 parse_providers(char *providersd,
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ parse_providers(char *providersd,
  * \param provider The provider to use.
  * \param term The term being searched for.
  * \param url_out The resulting url.
- * \return NSERROR_OK on sucess or appropriate error code.
+ * \return NSERROR_OK on success or appropriate error code.
  */
 static nserror
 make_search_nsurl(struct search_provider *provider,
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ search_web_ico_callback(hlcache_handle *ico,
 	switch (event->type) {
 
 	case CONTENT_MSG_DONE:
-		LOG("icon '%s' retrived", nsurl_access(hlcache_handle_get_url(ico)));
+		LOG("icon '%s' retrieved", nsurl_access(hlcache_handle_get_url(ico)));
 		guit->search_web->provider_update(provider->name,
 						  content_get_bitmap(ico));
 		break;
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ nserror search_web_select_provider(int selection)
 	guit->search_web->provider_update(provider->name, ico_bitmap);
 
 
-	/* if the providers icon has not been retrived get it now */
+	/* if the providers icon has not been retrieved get it now */
 	if (provider->ico_handle == NULL) {
 		nsurl *icon_nsurl;
 		nserror ret;
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ default_ico_callback(hlcache_handle *ico,
 	switch (event->type) {
 
 	case CONTENT_MSG_DONE:
-		LOG("default icon '%s' retrived", nsurl_access(hlcache_handle_get_url(ico)));
+		LOG("default icon '%s' retrieved", nsurl_access(hlcache_handle_get_url(ico)));
 
 		/* only set to default icon if providers icon has no handle */
 		if (ctx->providers[search_web_ctx.current].ico_handle == NULL) {
diff --git a/frontends/riscos/gui/url_bar.c b/frontends/riscos/gui/url_bar.c
index 30a72db10..40c5c6f79 100644
--- a/frontends/riscos/gui/url_bar.c
+++ b/frontends/riscos/gui/url_bar.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * \file
  * RISC OS URL bar implementation.
  *
- * The treeview resources are retrived from resource url necessitating
+ * The treeview resources are retrieved from resource url necessitating
  * the use of the hlcache content interface.
  */
 
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ void ro_gui_url_bar_set_url(struct url_bar *url_bar, const char *url,
 		return;
 
 	/* Before we do anything with the URL, get it into local encoding so
-	 * that behaviour is consistant with the rest of the URL Bar module
+	 * that behaviour is consistent with the rest of the URL Bar module
 	 * (which will act on the icon's text buffer, which is always in local
 	 * encoding).
 	 */