Merge pull request #9609 from MsysTechnologiesllc/VSingh/typos-fixes

Spell checking in comments and log messages

112 files changed, 189 insertions, 189 deletions

diff --git a/lib/chef/application/solo.rb b/lib/chef/application/solo.rb
index de34387fa4..105423ea84 100644
--- a/lib/chef/application/solo.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/application/solo.rb
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class Chef::Application::Solo < Chef::Application::Base
       Mixlib::Archive.new(tarball_path).extract(Chef::Config.chef_repo_path, perms: false, ignore: /^\.$/)
     end
 
-    # json_attribs shuld be fetched after recipe_url tarball is unpacked.
+    # json_attribs should be fetched after recipe_url tarball is unpacked.
     # Otherwise it may fail if points to local file from tarball.
     if Chef::Config[:json_attribs]
       config_fetcher = Chef::ConfigFetcher.new(Chef::Config[:json_attribs])
diff --git a/lib/chef/blacklist.rb b/lib/chef/blacklist.rb
index abf2139044..b6c441e460 100644
--- a/lib/chef/blacklist.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/blacklist.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Chef
   class Blacklist
 
     # filter takes two arguments - the data you want to filter, and a blacklisted array
-    # of keys you want discluded. You can capture a subtree of the data to filter by
+    # of keys you want discarded. You can capture a subtree of the data to filter by
     # providing a "/"-delimited string of keys. If some key includes "/"-characters,
     # you must provide an array of keys instead.
     #
diff --git a/lib/chef/chef_class.rb b/lib/chef/chef_class.rb
index edc229f203..13e6ffdf53 100644
--- a/lib/chef/chef_class.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/chef_class.rb
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class Chef
     # Chef::Deprecated.
     #
     # This should generally not be used, as the user will not be given a link
-    # to get more infomration on fixing the deprecation warning.
+    # to get more information on fixing the deprecation warning.
     #
     # @see #deprecated
     def log_deprecation(message, location = nil)
diff --git a/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/chef_server/policies_dir.rb b/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/chef_server/policies_dir.rb
index 073bea7a95..cdbbb5f8d3 100644
--- a/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/chef_server/policies_dir.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/chef_server/policies_dir.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class Chef
             if $!.response.code == "404"
               # GET /organizations/ORG/policies returned 404, but that just might be because
               # we are talking to an older version of the server that doesn't support policies.
-              # Do GET /orgqanizations/ORG to find out if the org exists at all.
+              # Do GET /organizations/ORG to find out if the org exists at all.
               # TODO use server API version instead of a second network request.
               begin
                 root.get_json(parent.api_path)
diff --git a/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/repository/chef_repository_file_system_cookbook_dir.rb b/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/repository/chef_repository_file_system_cookbook_dir.rb
index 3aba5ba51b..74d89e0162 100644
--- a/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/repository/chef_repository_file_system_cookbook_dir.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/chef_fs/file_system/repository/chef_repository_file_system_cookbook_dir.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Chef
         # Represents ROOT/cookbooks/:cookbook
         class ChefRepositoryFileSystemCookbookDir < ChefRepositoryFileSystemCookbookEntry
 
-          # API Required by Respository::Directory
+          # API Required by Repository::Directory
           def chefignore
             @chefignore ||= Chef::Cookbook::Chefignore.new(file_path)
           rescue Errno::EISDIR, Errno::EACCES
diff --git a/lib/chef/chef_fs/path_utils.rb b/lib/chef/chef_fs/path_utils.rb
index b894359e2a..f434f40b9e 100644
--- a/lib/chef/chef_fs/path_utils.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/chef_fs/path_utils.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Chef
         File.join(path, *suffix.reverse)
       end
 
-      # Compares two path fragments according to the case-sentitivity of the host platform.
+      # Compares two path fragments according to the case-sensitivity of the host platform.
       def self.os_path_eq?(left, right)
         ChefUtils.windows? ? left.casecmp(right) == 0 : left == right
       end
diff --git a/lib/chef/config.rb b/lib/chef/config.rb
index f204711384..bcda851033 100644
--- a/lib/chef/config.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/config.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Chef
 
   # We re-open ChefConfig::Config to add additional settings. Generally,
   # everything should go in chef-config so it's shared with whoever uses that.
-  # We make execeptions to that rule when:
+  # We make exceptions to that rule when:
   # * The functionality isn't likely to be useful outside of Chef
   # * The functionality makes use of a dependency we don't want to add to chef-config
   class Config
diff --git a/lib/chef/cookbook/cookbook_version_loader.rb b/lib/chef/cookbook/cookbook_version_loader.rb
index 2c4fe6db41..626a5d423b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/cookbook/cookbook_version_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/cookbook/cookbook_version_loader.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require "find"
 
 class Chef
   class Cookbook
-    # This class is only used drectly from the Chef::CookbookLoader and from chef-fs,
+    # This class is only used directly from the Chef::CookbookLoader and from chef-fs,
     # so it only affects legacy-mode chef-client runs and knife.  It is not used by
     # server or zolo/zero modes.
     #
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class Chef
       def apply_json_cookbook_version_metadata(file)
         data = Chef::JSONCompat.parse(IO.read(file))
         @metadata.from_hash(data["metadata"])
-        # the JSON cookbok metadata file is only used by chef-zero.
+        # the JSON cookbook metadata file is only used by chef-zero.
         # The Chef Server API currently does not enforce that the metadata
         # have a `name` field, but that will cause an error when attempting
         # to load the cookbook. To keep compatibility, we fake it by setting
diff --git a/lib/chef/cookbook/metadata.rb b/lib/chef/cookbook/metadata.rb
index d924be0c85..4ed9c38689 100644
--- a/lib/chef/cookbook/metadata.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/cookbook/metadata.rb
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ class Chef
 
       # Convert an Array of Gem::Dependency objects (chef_version/ohai_version) to an Array.
       #
-      # Gem::Dependencey#to_s is not useful, and there is no #to_json defined on it or its component
-      # objets, so we have to write our own rendering method.
+      # Gem::Dependency#to_s is not useful, and there is no #to_json defined on it or its component
+      # objects, so we have to write our own rendering method.
       #
       # [ Gem::Dependency.new(">= 12.5"), Gem::Dependency.new(">= 11.18.0", "< 12.0") ]
       #
diff --git a/lib/chef/cookbook_site_streaming_uploader.rb b/lib/chef/cookbook_site_streaming_uploader.rb
index 6719ad370b..7f94fd4954 100644
--- a/lib/chef/cookbook_site_streaming_uploader.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/cookbook_site_streaming_uploader.rb
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class Chef
         @str.length
       end
 
-      # read the specified amount from the string startiung at the offset
+      # read the specified amount from the string starting at the offset
       def read(offset, how_much)
         @str[offset, how_much]
       end
diff --git a/lib/chef/cookbook_version.rb b/lib/chef/cookbook_version.rb
index ed0c199728..53a182a9c3 100644
--- a/lib/chef/cookbook_version.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/cookbook_version.rb
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ class Chef
       metadata.version
     end
 
-    # Indicates if this version is frozen or not. Freezing a coobkook version
+    # Indicates if this version is frozen or not. Freezing a cookbook version
     # indicates that a new cookbook with the same name and version number
-    # shoule
+    # should
     def frozen_version?
       @frozen
     end
diff --git a/lib/chef/data_collector.rb b/lib/chef/data_collector.rb
index 787747444d..eb1c01672b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/data_collector.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/data_collector.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Chef
       # @return [Chef::Node] the chef node
       attr_reader :node
 
-      # @return [Set<Hash>] the acculumated list of deprecation warnings
+      # @return [Set<Hash>] the accumulated list of deprecation warnings
       attr_reader :deprecations
 
       # @return [Chef::ActionCollection] the action collection object
diff --git a/lib/chef/data_collector/config_validation.rb b/lib/chef/data_collector/config_validation.rb
index d3a347c57c..39283711b7 100644
--- a/lib/chef/data_collector/config_validation.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/data_collector/config_validation.rb
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Chef
             "Chef::Config[:data_collector][:output_locations][:files] contains the location #{file}, which is a non existent file path."
         rescue Errno::EACCES
           raise Chef::Exceptions::ConfigurationError,
-            "Chef::Config[:data_collector][:output_locations][:files] contains the location #{file}, which cannnot be written to by Chef."
+            "Chef::Config[:data_collector][:output_locations][:files] contains the location #{file}, which cannot be written to by Chef."
         rescue Exception => e
           raise Chef::Exceptions::ConfigurationError,
             "Chef::Config[:data_collector][:output_locations][:files] contains the location #{file}, which is invalid: #{e.message}."
diff --git a/lib/chef/data_collector/error_handlers.rb b/lib/chef/data_collector/error_handlers.rb
index bb892c457c..980f7b5868 100644
--- a/lib/chef/data_collector/error_handlers.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/data_collector/error_handlers.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Chef
   class DataCollector
 
     # This module isolates the handling of collecting error descriptions to insert into the data_colletor
-    # report output.  For very early errors it is repsonsible for collecting the node_name for the report
+    # report output.  For very early errors it is responsible for collecting the node_name for the report
     # to use.  For all failure conditions that have an ErrorMapper it collects the output.
     #
     # No external code should call anything in this module directly.
diff --git a/lib/chef/exceptions.rb b/lib/chef/exceptions.rb
index d1317cec69..e2c1dffe77 100644
--- a/lib/chef/exceptions.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/exceptions.rb
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class Chef
     class ChildConvergeError < RuntimeError; end
 
     class DeprecatedFeatureError < RuntimeError
-      def initalize(message)
+      def initialize(message)
         super("#{message} (raising error due to treat_deprecation_warnings_as_errors being set)")
       end
     end
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class Chef
     end
 
     # Raised when Chef::Config[:run_lock_timeout] is set and some other client run fails
-    # to release the run lock becure Chef::Config[:run_lock_timeout] seconds pass.
+    # to release the run lock before Chef::Config[:run_lock_timeout] seconds pass.
     class RunLockTimeout < RuntimeError
       def initialize(duration, blocking_pid)
         super "Unable to acquire lock. Waited #{duration} seconds for #{blocking_pid} to release."
diff --git a/lib/chef/formatters/base.rb b/lib/chef/formatters/base.rb
index 3cf04f952e..87fb2d37d9 100644
--- a/lib/chef/formatters/base.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/formatters/base.rb
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class Chef
       #
       # @param deprecation [Chef::Deprecated::Base] Deprecation object to log.
       #   In previous versions, this could be a string. Don't do that anymore.
-      # @param location [Object] Unused, present only for compatbility.
+      # @param location [Object] Unused, present only for compatibility.
       def deprecation(deprecation, _location = nil)
         Chef::Log.deprecation(deprecation.to_s) unless deprecation.silenced?
       end
diff --git a/lib/chef/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter.rb b/lib/chef/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter.rb
index adab16f5bf..63702f3249 100644
--- a/lib/chef/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/guard_interpreter/resource_guard_interpreter.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Chef
         # Handles cases like powershell_script where default
         # attributes are different when used in a guard vs. not. For
         # powershell_script in particular, this will go away when
-        # the one attribue that causes this changes its default to be
+        # the one attribute that causes this changes its default to be
         # the same after some period to prepare for deprecation
         if @resource.class.respond_to?(:get_default_attributes)
           block_attributes = @resource.class.send(:get_default_attributes, @command_opts).merge(block_attributes)
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife.rb b/lib/chef/knife.rb
index 0debcbc429..919fd04074 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Chef
         subcommand_files[subclass.snake_case_name] +=
           if subclass.superclass.to_s == "Chef::ChefFS::Knife"
             # ChefFS-based commands have a superclass that defines an
-            # inhereited method which calls super. This means that the
+            # inherited method which calls super. This means that the
             # top of the call stack is not the class definition for
             # our subcommand.  Try the second entry in the call stack.
             [path_from_caller(caller[1])]
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class Chef
         max_server_version = version_header["max_version"]
         ui.error "The API version that Knife is using is not supported by the server you sent this request to."
         ui.info "The request that Knife sent was using API version #{client_api_version}."
-        ui.info "The server you sent the request to supports a min API verson of #{min_server_version} and a max API version of #{max_server_version}."
+        ui.info "The server you sent the request to supports a min API version of #{min_server_version} and a max API version of #{max_server_version}."
         ui.info "Please either update your #{Chef::Dist::PRODUCT} or the server to be a compatible set."
       else
         ui.error response.message
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap.rb b/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap.rb
index 3fe2ec5d71..82fa5971b8 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap.rb
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ class Chef
 
       # Validate any additional options
       #
-      # Plugins that subclass bootstrap, e.g. knife-ec2, can use this method to validate any additonal options before any other actions are executed
+      # Plugins that subclass bootstrap, e.g. knife-ec2, can use this method to validate any additional options before any other actions are executed
       #
       # @return [TrueClass] If options are valid or exits
       def plugin_validate_options!
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap/train_connector.rb b/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap/train_connector.rb
index 66cde6f6b9..b4b17f747c 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap/train_connector.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/bootstrap/train_connector.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class Chef
 
         # Answers the question, "Am I connected to a unix host?"
         #
-        # @note this will alwys return true for a linux host
+        # @note this will always return true for a linux host
         # because train classifies linux as a unix
         #
         # @return [Boolean] true if the connected host is unix or linux
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/core/generic_presenter.rb b/lib/chef/knife/core/generic_presenter.rb
index f9fce6ca87..aa1c177ab6 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/core/generic_presenter.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/core/generic_presenter.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Chef
         attr_reader :ui
         attr_reader :config
 
-        # Instaniates a new GenericPresenter. This is generally handled by the
+        # Instantiates a new GenericPresenter. This is generally handled by the
         # Chef::Knife::UI object, though you need to match the signature of this
         # method if you intend to use your own presenter instead.
         def initialize(ui, config)
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/core/windows_bootstrap_context.rb b/lib/chef/knife/core/windows_bootstrap_context.rb
index ff67ee3689..0947cdaedb 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/core/windows_bootstrap_context.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/core/windows_bootstrap_context.rb
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class Chef
                     @echo Successfully created scheduled task to install #{Chef::Dist::PRODUCT}.
                     @schtasks /run /tn chefclientbootstraptask
                     @if ERRORLEVEL 1 (
-                        @echo ERROR: Failed to execut #{Chef::Dist::PRODUCT} installation scheduled task with status code !ERRORLEVEL!. > "&2"
+                        @echo ERROR: Failed to execute #{Chef::Dist::PRODUCT} installation scheduled task with status code !ERRORLEVEL!. > "&2"
                     ) else (
                         @echo Successfully started #{Chef::Dist::PRODUCT} installation scheduled task.
                         @echo Waiting for installation to complete -- this may take a few minutes...
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/role_env_run_list_set.rb b/lib/chef/knife/role_env_run_list_set.rb
index 084bc02aff..d9294b9bc4 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/role_env_run_list_set.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/role_env_run_list_set.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Chef
         require_relative "../json_compat"
       end
 
-      banner "knife role env_run_list set [ROLE] [ENVIRONMENT] [ENTRIES] (optionss)"
+      banner "knife role env_run_list set [ROLE] [ENVIRONMENT] [ENTRIES] (options)"
 
       # Clears out any existing env_run_list_items and sets them to the
       # specified entries
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/ssh.rb b/lib/chef/knife/ssh.rb
index ae7b44d934..bf0cbd663b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/ssh.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/ssh.rb
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ class Chef
       # the user, but we have to be conscious that this code gets included in knife bootstrap and knife * server create as
       # well.  We want to change the semantics so that the default is false and 'nil' means -P without an argument on the
       # command line.  But the other utilities expect nil to be the default and we can't prompt in that case. So we effectively
-      # use ssh_password_ng to determine if we're coming from knife ssh or from the other utilities.  The other utilties can
+      # use ssh_password_ng to determine if we're coming from knife ssh or from the other utilities.  The other utilities can
       # also be patched to use ssh_password_ng easily as long they follow the convention that the default is false.
       def configure_password
         if config.key?(:ssh_password_ng) && config[:ssh_password_ng].nil?
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/ssl_fetch.rb b/lib/chef/knife/ssl_fetch.rb
index 8c00aab7f7..f669ffd6b1 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/ssl_fetch.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/ssl_fetch.rb
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ class Chef
 
       # Convert the CN of a certificate into something that will work well as a
       # filename. To do so, all `*` characters are converted to the string
-      # "wildcard" and then all characters other than alphanumeric and hypen
+      # "wildcard" and then all characters other than alphanumeric and hyphen
       # characters are converted to underscores.
-      # NOTE: There is some confustion about what the CN will contain when
+      # NOTE: There is some confusion about what the CN will contain when
       # using internationalized domain names. RFC 6125 mandates that the ascii
       # representation be used, but it is not clear whether this is followed in
       # practice.
diff --git a/lib/chef/mixin/api_version_request_handling.rb b/lib/chef/mixin/api_version_request_handling.rb
index 776190f3a4..f85631a145 100644
--- a/lib/chef/mixin/api_version_request_handling.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/mixin/api_version_request_handling.rb
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@
 class Chef
   module Mixin
     module ApiVersionRequestHandling
-      # @param exeception [Net::HTTPClientException] may or may not contain the x-ops-server-api-version header
+      # @param exception [Net::HTTPClientException] may or may not contain the x-ops-server-api-version header
       # supported_client_versions:
       # @param supported_client_versions [Array<Integer>] The API versions the client supports.
       #
       # Output:
       # nil:
-      #  If the execption was not a 406 or the server does not support versioning
+      #  If the exception was not a 406 or the server does not support versioning
       # Array of length zero:
       #  If there was no intersection between supported client versions and supported server versions
-      # Arrary of Integers:
+      # Array of Integers:
       #  If there was an intersection of supported versions, the array returns will contain that intersection
       def server_client_api_version_intersection(exception, supported_client_versions)
         # return empty array unless 406 Unacceptable with proper header
diff --git a/lib/chef/mixin/openssl_helper.rb b/lib/chef/mixin/openssl_helper.rb
index a9201d8637..5ecb07d475 100644
--- a/lib/chef/mixin/openssl_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/mixin/openssl_helper.rb
@@ -337,13 +337,13 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       # add a serial given in the crl given
-      # @param [Hash] revoke_info serial to revoke & revokation reason
+      # @param [Hash] revoke_info serial to revoke & revocation reason
       # @param [OpenSSL::X509::CRL] crl X509 CRL
       # @param [OpenSSL::PKey::EC, OpenSSL::PKey::RSA] ca_private_key private key from the CA
       # @param [Hash] info issuer & validity
       # @return [OpenSSL::X509::CRL]
       def revoke_x509_crl(revoke_info, crl, ca_private_key, info)
-        raise TypeError, "revoke_info must be a Ruby Hash oject" unless revoke_info.is_a?(Hash)
+        raise TypeError, "revoke_info must be a Ruby Hash object" unless revoke_info.is_a?(Hash)
         raise TypeError, "crl must be a Ruby OpenSSL::X509::CRL object" unless crl.is_a?(::OpenSSL::X509::CRL)
         raise TypeError, "ca_private_key must be a Ruby OpenSSL::PKey::EC object or a Ruby OpenSSL::PKey::RSA object" unless ca_private_key.is_a?(::OpenSSL::PKey::EC) || ca_private_key.is_a?(::OpenSSL::PKey::RSA)
         raise TypeError, "info must be a Ruby Hash" unless info.is_a?(Hash)
diff --git a/lib/chef/mixin/securable.rb b/lib/chef/mixin/securable.rb
index e6dd5043c8..d783bc9d0b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/mixin/securable.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/mixin/securable.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Chef
         #
         # * `:permissions`: Integer of Windows permissions flags, 1..2^32
         # or one of `[:full_control, :modify, :read_execute, :read, :write]`
-        # * `:principals`:  String or Array of Strings represnting usernames on
+        # * `:principals`:  String or Array of Strings representing usernames on
         # the system.
         # * `:applies_to_children` (optional): Boolean
         # * `:applies_to_self` (optional): Boolean
diff --git a/lib/chef/mixin/shell_out.rb b/lib/chef/mixin/shell_out.rb
index 658442fd6d..161699805a 100644
--- a/lib/chef/mixin/shell_out.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/mixin/shell_out.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Chef
       # all consumers should now call shell_out!/shell_out.
       #
       # the shell_out_compacted/shell_out_compacted! APIs are private but are intended for use
-      # in rspec tests, and should ideally always be used to make code refactorings that do not
+      # in rspec tests, and should ideally always be used to make code refactoring that do not
       # change behavior easier:
       #
       # allow(provider).to receive(:shell_out_compacted!).with("foo", "bar", "baz")
diff --git a/lib/chef/property.rb b/lib/chef/property.rb
index a29286c21b..f55c7cfc9c 100644
--- a/lib/chef/property.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/property.rb
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Chef
     end
 
     # This is to support #deprecated_property_alias, by emitting an alias and a
-    # deprecatation warning when called.
+    # deprecation warning when called.
     #
     # @param from [String] Name of the deprecated property
     # @param to [String] Name of the correct property
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class Chef
     end
 
     #
-    # A desciption of the default value of this property.
+    # A description of the default value of this property.
     #
     # @return [String]
     #
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/group/pw.rb b/lib/chef/provider/group/pw.rb
index c018de8d4d..5f5b44f106 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/group/pw.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/group/pw.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Chef
         def set_options
           opts = [ new_resource.group_name ]
           if new_resource.gid && (current_resource.gid != new_resource.gid)
-            logger.trace("#{new_resource}: current gid (#{current_resource.gid}) doesnt match target gid (#{new_resource.gid}), changing it")
+            logger.trace("#{new_resource}: current gid (#{current_resource.gid}) doesn't match target gid (#{new_resource.gid}), changing it")
             opts << "-g"
             opts << new_resource.gid
           end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/package.rb b/lib/chef/provider/package.rb
index bf3e179937..7e144e83b4 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/package.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/package.rb
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ class Chef
               when :install
                 if new_version
                   if version_requirement_satisfied?(current_version, new_version)
-                    logger.trace("#{new_resource} #{package_name} #{current_version} satisifies #{new_version} requirement")
+                    logger.trace("#{new_resource} #{package_name} #{current_version} satisfies #{new_version} requirement")
                     target_version_array.push(nil)
                   elsif current_version && !allow_downgrade && version_compare(current_version, new_version) == 1
                     logger.warn("#{new_resource} #{package_name} has installed version #{current_version}, which is newer than available version #{new_version}. Skipping...)")
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb b/lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb
index fd93affd97..ccaa158e27 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class Chef
               # filter is needed in case of things like `foo-*.gemspec` also
               # matching a gem named `foo-bar`.
               stubs.select! { |stub| stub.name == gem_dep.name && gem_dep.requirement.satisfied_by?(stub.version) }
-              # This isn't sorting before returning beacuse the only code that
+              # This isn't sorting before returning because the only code that
               # uses this method calls `max_by` so it doesn't need to be sorted.
               stubs
             elsif rubygems_version >= Gem::Version.new("1.8.0")
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/package/yum/rpm_utils.rb b/lib/chef/provider/package/yum/rpm_utils.rb
index 4810295a61..50019e02cd 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/package/yum/rpm_utils.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/package/yum/rpm_utils.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ require_relative "../../package"
 
 #
 # BUGGY AND DEPRECATED:  This ruby code is known to not match the python implementation for version comparisons.
-# The APIs here should probably be converted to talk to the PythonHelper or just abandonded completely.
+# The APIs here should probably be converted to talk to the PythonHelper or just abandoned completely.
 #
 # e.g. this should just use Chef::Provider::Package::Yum::PythonHelper.instance.compare_versions(x,y)
 #
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb b/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb
index 1bdcc9c08b..5cdac3a46f 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/powershell_script.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class Chef
               Import-Module Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
           }
 
-          # LASTEXITCODE can be uninitialized -- make it explictly 0
+          # LASTEXITCODE can be uninitialized -- make it explicitly 0
           # to avoid incorrect detection of failure (non-zero) codes
           $global:LASTEXITCODE = 0
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/registry_key.rb b/lib/chef/provider/registry_key.rb
index 385dc326e4..7851ea2e78 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/registry_key.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/registry_key.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class Chef
         end
 
         requirements.assert(:delete_key) do |a|
-          # If key to be deleted has subkeys but recurssive == false
+          # If key to be deleted has subkeys but recursive == false
           a.assertion { !registry.key_exists?(new_resource.key) || !registry.has_subkeys?(new_resource.key) || new_resource.recursive }
           a.failure_message(Chef::Exceptions::Win32RegNoRecursive, "#{new_resource.key} has subkeys but recursive is set to false.")
           a.whyrun("#{current_resource.key} has subkeys, but recursive is set to false. attempt to delete would fails unless subkeys were deleted prior to this action.")
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/service/freebsd.rb b/lib/chef/provider/service/freebsd.rb
index 7733831945..01f7adef9f 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/service/freebsd.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/service/freebsd.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Chef
 
           requirements.assert(:all_actions) do |a|
             a.assertion { enabled_state_found }
-            # for consistentcy with original behavior, this will not fail in non-whyrun mode;
+            # for consistency with original behavior, this will not fail in non-whyrun mode;
             # rather it will silently set enabled state=>false
             a.whyrun "Unable to determine enabled/disabled state, assuming this will be correct for an actual run.  Assuming disabled."
           end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/user/mac.rb b/lib/chef/provider/user/mac.rb
index fb220b2128..312d2a7b47 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/user/mac.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/user/mac.rb
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Chef
             # NOTE: Here we're managing the primary group of the user which is
             # a departure from previous behavior. We could just set the
             # PrimaryGroupID for the user and move on if we decide that actual
-            # group magement should be done outside of the core resource.
+            # group management should be done outside of the core resource.
             group_name, group_id, group_action = user_group_info
 
             group group_name do
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/user/solaris.rb b/lib/chef/provider/user/solaris.rb
index 57893d23d5..a3d623c005 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/user/solaris.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/user/solaris.rb
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class Chef
           write_shadow_file
         end
 
-        # XXX: this was straight copypasta'd back in 2013 and I don't think we've ever evaluted using
+        # XXX: this was straight copypasta'd back in 2013 and I don't think we've ever evaluated using
         # a pipe to passwd(1) or evaluating modern ruby-shadow.  See https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/721
         def write_shadow_file
           buffer = Tempfile.new("shadow", "/etc")
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/windows_task.rb b/lib/chef/provider/windows_task.rb
index bf53a45233..79975b15b8 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/windows_task.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/windows_task.rb
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class Chef
             logger.info "#{new_resource} task exists"
             if %w{ready running}.include?(current_resource.task.status)
               converge_by("#{new_resource} task disabled") do
-                # TODO: in win32-taskscheduler there is no method whcih disbales the task so currently calling disable with schtasks.exe
+                # TODO: in win32-taskscheduler there is no method which disables the task so currently calling disable with schtasks.exe
                 run_schtasks "CHANGE", "DISABLE" => ""
               end
             else
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class Chef
 
         # TODO : Try to optimize this method
         # known issue : Since start_day and time is not mandatory while updating weekly frequency for which start_day is not mentioned by user idempotency
-        # is not gettting maintained as new_resource.start_day is nil and we fetch the day of week from start_day to set and its currently coming as nil and don't match with current_task
+        # is not getting maintained as new_resource.start_day is nil and we fetch the day of week from start_day to set and its currently coming as nil and don't match with current_task
         def task_needs_update?(task)
           flag = false
           if new_resource.frequency == :none
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ class Chef
           end
         end
 
-        # TODO: while creating the configuration settings win32-taskscheduler it accepts execution time limit values in ISO8601 formata
+        # TODO: while creating the configuration settings win32-taskscheduler it accepts execution time limit values in ISO8601 format
         def config_settings
           settings = {
             execution_time_limit: new_resource.execution_time_limit,
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource.rb b/lib/chef/resource.rb
index 9cdf28dd9a..bbbe714f3d 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource.rb
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Chef
       end
     end
 
-    # Alias for normal assigment syntax.
+    # Alias for normal assignment syntax.
     alias_method :action=, :action
 
     #
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ class Chef
     #
     # The action that will be run if no other action is specified.
     #
-    # Setting default_action will automatially add the action to
+    # Setting default_action will automatically add the action to
     # allowed_actions, if it isn't already there.
     #
     # Defaults to [:nothing].
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ class Chef
     # class evaluation time when the Custom Resource is being constructed.
     #
     # This happens the first time the ruby parser hits an `action` or an
-    # `action_class` method, the presence of either indiates that this is
+    # `action_class` method, the presence of either indicates that this is
     # going to be a Chef-12.5 custom resource.  If we never see one of these
     # directives then we are constructing an old-style Resource+Provider or
     # LWRP or whatevs.
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/file/verification.rb b/lib/chef/resource/file/verification.rb
index 59d0981ddc..65569aa15d 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/file/verification.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/file/verification.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Chef
       # ruby block, which will be called, or a string, which will be
       # executed as a Shell command.
       #
-      # Additonally, Chef or third-party verifications can ship
+      # Additionally, Chef or third-party verifications can ship
       # "registered verifications" that the user can use by specifying
       # a :symbol as the command name.
       #
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/helpers/cron_validations.rb b/lib/chef/resource/helpers/cron_validations.rb
index 29cd4dcd55..8508d7f07c 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/helpers/cron_validations.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/helpers/cron_validations.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Chef
           return spec >= min && spec <= max
         end
 
-        # Lists of invidual values, ranges, and step values all share the validity range for type
+        # Lists of individual values, ranges, and step values all share the validity range for type
         spec.split(%r{\/|-|,}).each do |x|
           next if x == "*"
           return false unless x =~ /^\d+$/
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/hostname.rb b/lib/chef/resource/hostname.rb
index e2d3465d96..d6e08175ea 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/hostname.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/hostname.rb
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class Chef
             r.notifies :reload, "ohai[reload hostname]"
           end
 
-          # setup the hostname to perist on a reboot
+          # setup the hostname to persist on a reboot
           case
           when ::File.exist?("/usr/sbin/scutil")
             # darwin
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/macos_userdefaults.rb b/lib/chef/resource/macos_userdefaults.rb
index 659dd1dde8..ce9cebb053 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/macos_userdefaults.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/macos_userdefaults.rb
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class Chef
           cmd << value
 
           # FIXME: this should use cmd directly as an array argument, but then the quoting
-          # of indiviual args above needs to be removed as well.
+          # of individual args above needs to be removed as well.
           execute cmd.join(" ") do
             user new_resource.user unless new_resource.user.nil?
           end
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/openssl_x509_certificate.rb b/lib/chef/resource/openssl_x509_certificate.rb
index 4f89986ad3..4a09208740 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/openssl_x509_certificate.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/openssl_x509_certificate.rb
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class Chef
         description: "The passphrase for CA private key's passphrase."
 
       property :renew_before_expiry, Integer,
-        description: "The number of days before the expiry. The certificate will be automaticaly renewed when the value is reached.",
+        description: "The number of days before the expiry. The certificate will be automatically renewed when the value is reached.",
         introduced: "15.7"
 
       action :create do
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/powershell_script.rb b/lib/chef/resource/powershell_script.rb
index 49f1fa75fa..35cd9cd47f 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/powershell_script.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/powershell_script.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Chef
             # and should use defaults in this case
             input
           else
-            # The last occurance of a flag would override its
+            # The last occurrence of a flag would override its
             # previous one at the time of command execution.
             [default_flags, input].join(" ")
           end
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/sudo.rb b/lib/chef/resource/sudo.rb
index c340478349..c473910114 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/sudo.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/sudo.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Chef
                   " and RHEL (6+) all support this feature."
       introduced "14.0"
 
-      # acording to the sudo man pages sudo will ignore files in an include dir that have a `.` or `~`
+      # According to the sudo man pages sudo will ignore files in an include dir that have a `.` or `~`
       # We convert either to `__`
       property :filename, String,
         description: "The name of the sudoers.d file if it differs from the name of the resource block",
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/timezone.rb b/lib/chef/resource/timezone.rb
index 32727c1a75..7d9699cbbc 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/timezone.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/timezone.rb
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Chef
         def current_darwin_tz
           tz_shellout = shell_out!("systemsetup -gettimezone")
           if /You need administrator access/.match?(tz_shellout.stdout)
-            raise "The timezone resource requires adminstrative priveleges to run on macOS hosts!"
+            raise "The timezone resource requires administrative privileges to run on macOS hosts!"
           else
             /Time Zone: (.*)/.match(tz_shellout.stdout)[1]
           end
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/windows_ad_join.rb b/lib/chef/resource/windows_ad_join.rb
index 690cc914dc..16c40a70ef 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/windows_ad_join.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/windows_ad_join.rb
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ class Chef
 
         #
         # @return [String] the correct user and domain to use.
-        #   if the domain_user property contains an @ symbol followed by any number of non white space characheters
-        #   then we assume it is a user from another domain than the one specifed in the resource domain_name property.
+        #   if the domain_user property contains an @ symbol followed by any number of non white space characters
+        #   then we assume it is a user from another domain than the one specified in the resource domain_name property.
         #   if this is the case we do not append the domain_name property to the domain_user property
         #   the domain_user and domain_name form the UPN (userPrincipalName)
         #   The specification for the UPN format is RFC 822
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/windows_certificate.rb b/lib/chef/resource/windows_certificate.rb
index 64e566f6af..9c524fc3cc 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/windows_certificate.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/windows_certificate.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Chef
         # Extension of the certificate
         ext = ::File.extname(new_resource.source)
 
-        # PFX certificates contains private keys and we import them with some other aproach
+        # PFX certificates contains private keys and we import them with some other approach
         import_certificates(fetch_cert_object(ext), (ext == ".pfx"))
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/yum_package.rb b/lib/chef/resource/yum_package.rb
index 0a0f4b3e71..c2a8213f4b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/yum_package.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/yum_package.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Chef
       #
       # <lecture>
       # THIS is why updating the new_resource in a provider is so terrible, and is equivalent to methods scribbling over
-      # its own arguments as unintended side-effects (and why functional languages that don't allow modifcations
+      # its own arguments as unintended side-effects (and why functional languages that don't allow modifications
       # of variables eliminate entire classes of bugs).
       # </lecture>
       property :package_name, [ String, Array ],
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource_collection.rb b/lib/chef/resource_collection.rb
index da675fc4de..0e5c29e619 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource_collection.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource_collection.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Chef
 
     # @param resource [Chef::Resource] The resource to insert
     # @param resource_type [String,Symbol] If known, the resource type used in the recipe, Eg `package`, `execute`
-    # @param instance_name [String] If known, the recource name as used in the recipe, IE `vim` in `package 'vim'`
+    # @param instance_name [String] If known, the resource name as used in the recipe, IE `vim` in `package 'vim'`
     # This method is meant to be the 1 insert method necessary in the future.  It should support all known use cases
     #   for writing into the ResourceCollection.
     def insert(resource, opts = {})
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource_reporter.rb b/lib/chef/resource_reporter.rb
index c8517dfc83..3ff560e046 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource_reporter.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource_reporter.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # Author:: Daniel DeLeo (<dan@chef.io>)
 # Author:: Prajakta Purohit (prajakta@chef.io>)
-# Auther:: Tyler Cloke (<tyler@opscode.com>)
+# Author:: Tyler Cloke (<tyler@opscode.com>)
 #
 # Copyright:: Copyright 2012-2020, Chef Software Inc.
 # License:: Apache License, Version 2.0
diff --git a/lib/chef/run_context.rb b/lib/chef/run_context.rb
index 70f403ddb6..e5d9f5acd6 100644
--- a/lib/chef/run_context.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/run_context.rb
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class Chef
       immediate_notification_collection[key]
     end
 
-    # Get the list of immeidate notifications pending to the given resource
+    # Get the list of immediate notifications pending to the given resource
     #
     # @return [Array[Notification]]
     #
diff --git a/lib/chef/runner.rb b/lib/chef/runner.rb
index 8c68554af5..015f1e9cbb 100644
--- a/lib/chef/runner.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/runner.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Chef
         end
       end
 
-      # Actually run the action for realsies
+      # Actually run the action for releases
       resource.run_action(action, notification_type, notifying_resource)
 
       # Execute any immediate and queue up any delayed notifications
diff --git a/lib/chef/shell.rb b/lib/chef/shell.rb
index d22400176c..fbee4c093b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/shell.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/shell.rb
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ module Shell
   end
 
   # Set the irb_conf object to something other than IRB.conf
-  # usful for testing.
+  # useful for testing.
   def self.irb_conf=(conf_hash)
     @irb_conf = conf_hash
   end
diff --git a/lib/chef/util/dsc/local_configuration_manager.rb b/lib/chef/util/dsc/local_configuration_manager.rb
index c0c05faba9..e389e7214b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/util/dsc/local_configuration_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/util/dsc/local_configuration_manager.rb
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class Chef::Util::DSC
 
     def log_dsc_exception(dsc_exception_output)
       if whatif_not_supported?(dsc_exception_output)
-        # LCM returns an error if any of the resources do not support the opptional What-If
+        # LCM returns an error if any of the resources do not support the optional What-If
         Chef::Log.warn("Received error while testing configuration due to resource not supporting 'WhatIf'")
       elsif dsc_module_import_failure?(dsc_exception_output)
         Chef::Log.warn("Received error while testing configuration due to a module for an imported resource possibly not being fully installed:\n#{dsc_exception_output.gsub(/\s+/, " ")}")
diff --git a/lib/chef/win32/api/file.rb b/lib/chef/win32/api/file.rb
index bdc2d6f6e5..46f4658a4c 100644
--- a/lib/chef/win32/api/file.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/win32/api/file.rb
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI VerQueryValue(
 
         # takes the given path pre-pends "\\?\" and
         # UTF-16LE encodes it.  Used to prepare paths
-        # to be passed to the *W vesion of WinAPI File
+        # to be passed to the *W version of WinAPI File
         # functions.
         # This function is used by the "Link" resources where we need
         # preserve relative paths because symbolic links can actually
diff --git a/lib/chef/win32/mutex.rb b/lib/chef/win32/mutex.rb
index cee0743f71..a8f0ebeb1c 100644
--- a/lib/chef/win32/mutex.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/win32/mutex.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       #####################################################
-      # Releaes the mutex
+      # Releases the mutex
       def release
         # http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms685066(v=vs.85).aspx
         # Note that release method needs to be called more than once
diff --git a/spec/data/shef-config.rb b/spec/data/shef-config.rb
index efd601d6d8..0e2521c5b4 100644
--- a/spec/data/shef-config.rb
+++ b/spec/data/shef-config.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ohai[:disabled_plugins] << "darwin::system_profiler" << "darwin::kernel" << "darwin::ssh_host_key" << "network_listeners"
 ohai[:disabled_plugins] << "virtualization" << "darwin::virtualization"
-ohai[:disabled_plugins] << "darwin::uptime" << "darwin::filesystem" << "dmi" << "lanuages" << "perl" << "python" << "java"
+ohai[:disabled_plugins] << "darwin::uptime" << "darwin::filesystem" << "dmi" << "languages" << "perl" << "python" << "java"
 ohai[:disabled_plugins] << "linux::block_device" << "linux::kernel" << "linux::ssh_host_key" << "linux::virtualization"
 ohai[:disabled_plugins] << "linux::cpu" << "linux::memory" << "ec2" << "rackspace" << "eucalyptus" << "ip_scopes"
 ohai[:disabled_plugins] << "solaris2::cpu" << "solaris2::dmi" << "solaris2::filesystem" << "solaris2::kernel"
diff --git a/spec/functional/file_content_management/deploy_strategies_spec.rb b/spec/functional/file_content_management/deploy_strategies_spec.rb
index 07991aa8bd..e5acf223a2 100644
--- a/spec/functional/file_content_management/deploy_strategies_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/file_content_management/deploy_strategies_spec.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ shared_examples_for "a content deploy strategy" do
       path
     end
 
-    def unix_invariant_properies(stat_struct)
+    def unix_invariant_properties(stat_struct)
       unix_invariants.inject({}) do |property_map, property|
         property_map[property] = stat_struct.send(property)
         property_map
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ shared_examples_for "a content deploy strategy" do
       content_deployer.deploy(staging_file_path, target_file_path)
       updated_info = File.stat(target_file_path)
 
-      expect(unix_invariant_properies(original_info)).to eq(unix_invariant_properies(updated_info))
+      expect(unix_invariant_properties(original_info)).to eq(unix_invariant_properties(updated_info))
     end
 
     it "maintains invariant properties on Windows", :windows_only do
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ shared_examples_for "a content deploy strategy" do
         content_deployer.deploy(staging_file_path, target_file_path)
         updated_info = File.stat(target_file_path)
 
-        expect(unix_invariant_properies(original_info)).to eq(unix_invariant_properies(updated_info))
+        expect(unix_invariant_properties(original_info)).to eq(unix_invariant_properties(updated_info))
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/spec/functional/resource/dnf_package_spec.rb b/spec/functional/resource/dnf_package_spec.rb
index ec167238f7..f935cdbf24 100644
--- a/spec/functional/resource/dnf_package_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/resource/dnf_package_spec.rb
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::DnfPackage, :requires_root, external: exclude_test do
         expect(shell_out("rpm -q --queryformat '%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}.%{ARCH}\n' chef_rpm").stdout.chomp).to match("^chef_rpm-1.10-1.#{pkg_arch}$")
       end
 
-      it "with nothing intalled, it installs the latest version" do
+      it "with nothing installed, it installs the latest version" do
         flush_cache
         dnf_package.package_name("chef_rpm > 1.2")
         dnf_package.run_action(:install)
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::DnfPackage, :requires_root, external: exclude_test do
         # this is a bit tricky -- we need this action to be idempotent, so that it doesn't recycle any
         # caches, but need it to hit whatavailable with the repo disabled.  using :upgrade like this
         # accomplishes both those goals (it would be easier if we had other rpms in this repo, but with
-        # one rpm we neeed to do this).
+        # one rpm we need to do this).
         preinstall("chef_rpm-1.2-1.#{pkg_arch}.rpm")
         dnf_package.options("--disablerepo=chef-dnf-localtesting")
         dnf_package.run_action(:upgrade)
diff --git a/spec/functional/resource/windows_env_spec.rb b/spec/functional/resource/windows_env_spec.rb
index e5f2032795..1bedd881f1 100644
--- a/spec/functional/resource/windows_env_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/resource/windows_env_spec.rb
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsEnv, :windows_only do
           expect(ENV[chef_env_test_lower_case]).to eq(env_value2)
         end
 
-        # This examlpe covers Chef Issue #1754
+        # This example covers Chef Issue #1754
         it "should modify an existing variable's value to a new value if the variable name case differs from the existing variable" do
           expect(ENV[chef_env_test_lower_case]).to eq(env_value1)
           test_resource.key_name(chef_env_test_mixed_case)
diff --git a/spec/functional/resource/windows_task_spec.rb b/spec/functional/resource/windows_task_spec.rb
index fa51ad3f8a..9255dfe764 100644
--- a/spec/functional/resource/windows_task_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/resource/windows_task_spec.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
     context "when command is with arguments" do
       subject do
         new_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsTask.new(task_name, run_context)
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         # Make sure MM/DD/YYYY is accepted
 
         new_resource.start_day "09/20/2017"
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
     context "when description is passed" do
       subject do
         new_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsTask.new(task_name, run_context)
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource.command task_name
         # Make sure MM/DD/YYYY is accepted
         new_resource.start_day "09/20/2017"
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
       subject do
         new_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsTask.new(task_name, run_context)
         new_resource.command task_name
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         # Make sure MM/DD/YYYY is accepted
         new_resource.start_day "09/20/2017"
         new_resource.frequency :hourly
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :minute
         new_resource.frequency_modifier 15
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :hourly
         new_resource.frequency_modifier 3
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :daily
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :monthly
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
           new_resource.command task_name
           new_resource.run_level :highest
           new_resource.frequency :monthly
-          new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+          new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
           new_resource
         end
 
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
           new_resource.command task_name
           new_resource.run_level :highest
           new_resource.frequency :monthly
-          new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+          new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
           new_resource
         end
 
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
           new_resource.command task_name
           new_resource.run_level :highest
           new_resource.frequency :monthly
-          new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+          new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
           new_resource
         end
 
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :once
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :weekly
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :onstart
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :on_logon
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :on_idle
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsTask.new(task_name, run_context)
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsTask.new(task_name, run_context)
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :none
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsTask.new(task_name, run_context)
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :once
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :once
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
       new_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsTask.new(task_name, run_context)
       new_resource.command task_name
       new_resource.frequency :once
-      new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+      new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
       new_resource
     end
 
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :once
         new_resource.start_time "17:00"
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsTask.new(task_name, run_context)
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource.frequency :none
         new_resource
       end
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :weekly
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :once
         new_resource.start_time "17:00"
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.frequency :hourly
         new_resource.frequency_modifier 5
         new_resource.random_delay "2400"
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.frequency :daily
         new_resource.frequency_modifier 2
         new_resource.random_delay "2400"
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsTask.new(task_name, run_context)
         new_resource.command task_name
         new_resource.frequency :on_logon
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
         new_resource.run_level :highest
         new_resource.frequency :onstart
         new_resource.frequency_modifier 20
-        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+        new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
         new_resource
       end
 
@@ -1683,7 +1683,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
       new_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsTask.new(task_name, run_context)
       new_resource.command task_name
       new_resource.run_level :highest
-      new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+      new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
       new_resource
     end
 
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsTask, :windows_only do
     subject do
       new_resource = Chef::Resource::WindowsTask.new(task_name, run_context)
       new_resource.command task_name
-      new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accespts this
+      new_resource.execution_time_limit = 259200 / 60 # converting "PT72H" into minutes and passing here since win32-taskscheduler accepts this
       new_resource.frequency :hourly
       new_resource
     end
diff --git a/spec/functional/resource/yum_package_spec.rb b/spec/functional/resource/yum_package_spec.rb
index f99f03bdf1..680beb8638 100644
--- a/spec/functional/resource/yum_package_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/resource/yum_package_spec.rb
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::YumPackage, :requires_root, external: exclude_test do
         # this is a bit tricky -- we need this action to be idempotent, so that it doesn't recycle any
         # caches, but need it to hit whatavailable with the repo disabled.  using :upgrade like this
         # accomplishes both those goals (it would be easier if we had other rpms in this repo, but with
-        # one rpm we neeed to do this).
+        # one rpm we need to do this).
         preinstall("chef_rpm-1.2-1.#{pkg_arch}.rpm")
         yum_package.options("--disablerepo=chef-yum-localtesting")
         yum_package.run_action(:upgrade)
diff --git a/spec/functional/win32/versions_spec.rb b/spec/functional/win32/versions_spec.rb
index 9ce21c49f9..25e03b255f 100644
--- a/spec/functional/win32/versions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/win32/versions_spec.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe "Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::Version", :windows_only do
       @current_os_version = "Windows Server 2008"
     else
       # The name from WMI is actually what we want in Win2k8R2+.
-      # So this expectation sould continue to hold without modification
+      # So this expectation should continue to hold without modification
       # as new versions of Windows are released.
       @current_os_version = host["caption"]
     end
diff --git a/spec/support/mock/platform.rb b/spec/support/mock/platform.rb
index b0a6258276..883d953371 100644
--- a/spec/support/mock/platform.rb
+++ b/spec/support/mock/platform.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # platform-specific functionality.
 #
 # If a block is given yields to the block with +RUBY_PLATFORM+ set to
-# 'i386-mingw32' (windows) or 'x86_64-darwin11.2.0' (unix).  Usueful for
+# 'i386-mingw32' (windows) or 'x86_64-darwin11.2.0' (unix).  Useful for
 # testing code that mixes in platform specific modules like +Chef::Mixin::Securable+
 # or +Chef::FileAccessControl+
 def platform_mock(platform = :unix)
diff --git a/spec/support/shared/functional/securable_resource.rb b/spec/support/shared/functional/securable_resource.rb
index 010ef27f47..4bccce7028 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared/functional/securable_resource.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared/functional/securable_resource.rb
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ shared_examples_for "a securable resource without existing target" do
       end
 
       it "respects mode in string form as an octal number" do
-        # on windows, mode cannot modify owner and/or group permissons
+        # on windows, mode cannot modify owner and/or group permissions
         # unless the owner and/or group as appropriate is specified
         resource.mode "400"
         resource.owner "Guest"
diff --git a/spec/support/shared/unit/provider/file.rb b/spec/support/shared/unit/provider/file.rb
index d78eff0c90..43b616c26b 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared/unit/provider/file.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared/unit/provider/file.rb
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ shared_examples_for Chef::Provider::File do
         expect(provider.current_resource.name).to eql(resource.name)
       end
 
-      it "the loaded current_resource path should be the same as the resoure path" do
+      it "the loaded current_resource path should be the same as the resource path" do
         provider.load_current_resource
         expect(provider.current_resource.path).to eql(resource.path)
       end
diff --git a/spec/support/shared/unit/user_and_client_shared.rb b/spec/support/shared/unit/user_and_client_shared.rb
index 40042933e2..1554a3dd8e 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared/unit/user_and_client_shared.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared/unit/user_and_client_shared.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ shared_examples_for "user or client create" do
         }
       end
 
-      it "puts the public key into the objectr returned by create" do
+      it "puts the public key into the object returned by create" do
         expect(rest_v1).to receive(:post).with(url, payload).and_return(payload.merge(chef_key))
         new_object = object.create
         expect(new_object.public_key).to eq("some_public_key")
diff --git a/spec/unit/cookbook/file_vendor_spec.rb b/spec/unit/cookbook/file_vendor_spec.rb
index 557e1b8775..b258b89d68 100644
--- a/spec/unit/cookbook/file_vendor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/cookbook/file_vendor_spec.rb
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe Chef::Cookbook::FileVendor do
       file_vendor_class.fetch_from_disk(cookbook_path)
     end
 
-    it "retrieves the file from the correct location based on path to the cookbook that conatins the correct name metadata" do
+    it "retrieves the file from the correct location based on path to the cookbook that contains the correct name metadata" do
       file_vendor = file_vendor_class.create_from_manifest(manifest)
       file_vendor.get_filename("metadata.rb")
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/cookbook_version_spec.rb b/spec/unit/cookbook_version_spec.rb
index 3dff9e94d8..2697bd5c99 100644
--- a/spec/unit/cookbook_version_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/cookbook_version_spec.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe Chef::CookbookVersion do
 
     let(:cookbook_paths_by_type) do
       {
-        # Dunno if the paths here are representitive of what is set by CookbookLoader...
+        # Dunno if the paths here are representative of what is set by CookbookLoader...
         all_files: Dir[File.join(cookbook_root, "**", "**")],
       }
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/data_collector_spec.rb b/spec/unit/data_collector_spec.rb
index bc234d56aa..dc9d43dcd0 100644
--- a/spec/unit/data_collector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/data_collector_spec.rb
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ describe Chef::DataCollector do
         it_behaves_like "sends a converge message"
       end
 
-      context "when the resource collection contains a resource that was unproccesed due to prior errors" do
+      context "when the resource collection contains a resource that was unprocessed due to prior errors" do
         let(:exception) { Exception.new("imperial to metric conversion error") }
         let(:error_description) { Chef::Formatters::ErrorMapper.resource_failed(new_resource, :create, exception).for_json }
         let(:total_resource_count) { 2 }
diff --git a/spec/unit/event_dispatch/dispatcher_spec.rb b/spec/unit/event_dispatch/dispatcher_spec.rb
index 1db43ad740..d848f84ff5 100644
--- a/spec/unit/event_dispatch/dispatcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/event_dispatch/dispatcher_spec.rb
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe Chef::EventDispatch::Dispatcher do
   context "events that queue events" do
     class Accumulator
       def self.sequence
-        @secuence ||= []
+        @sequence ||= []
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/file_content_management/deploy/mv_unix_spec.rb b/spec/unit/file_content_management/deploy/mv_unix_spec.rb
index 491457e8c6..3f869b5b71 100644
--- a/spec/unit/file_content_management/deploy/mv_unix_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/file_content_management/deploy/mv_unix_spec.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ describe Chef::FileContentManagement::Deploy::MvUnix do
     context "when the user does not have permissions to set file ownership" do
 
       # The test code does not care what these values are. These values are
-      # chosen because they're representitive of the case that chef-client is
+      # chosen because they're representative of the case that chef-client is
       # running as non-root and is managing a file that got ownership set to
       # root somehow. In this example, gid==20 is something like "staff" which
       # the user running chef-client is a member of (but it's not that user's
diff --git a/spec/unit/file_content_management/deploy/mv_windows_spec.rb b/spec/unit/file_content_management/deploy/mv_windows_spec.rb
index 51c3ff051e..9a191e638c 100644
--- a/spec/unit/file_content_management/deploy/mv_windows_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/file_content_management/deploy/mv_windows_spec.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe Chef::FileContentManagement::Deploy::MvWindows do
 
     end
 
-    context "when run without adminstrator privileges" do
+    context "when run without administrator privileges" do
       before do
         expect(target_file_security_object).to receive(:security_descriptor).and_raise(Chef::Exceptions::Win32APIError)
       end
diff --git a/spec/unit/file_content_management/tempfile_spec.rb b/spec/unit/file_content_management/tempfile_spec.rb
index a04ace5f16..62272cb440 100644
--- a/spec/unit/file_content_management/tempfile_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/file_content_management/tempfile_spec.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe Chef::FileContentManagement::Tempfile do
       expect(tempfile.path).to match(/chef-new_file.*\.html\.erb$/)
     end
 
-    it "should pick the destdir preferrentially" do
+    it "should pick the destdir preferentially" do
       subject = tempfile_object_for_path("/foo/bar/new_file")
       expect(Tempfile).to receive(:open).with([tempname, ""], "/foo/bar").and_return(tempfile)
       subject.send(:tempfile_open)
diff --git a/spec/unit/formatters/base_spec.rb b/spec/unit/formatters/base_spec.rb
index 19182554f9..8baed75c7c 100644
--- a/spec/unit/formatters/base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/formatters/base_spec.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe Chef::Formatters::Base do
     expect(formatter.output.indent).to eql(2)
   end
 
-  it "increments it and then decrements it corectly" do
+  it "increments it and then decrements it correctly" do
     formatter.indent_by(2)
     formatter.indent_by(-2)
     expect(formatter.output.indent).to eql(0)
diff --git a/spec/unit/formatters/error_inspectors/cookbook_resolve_error_inspector_spec.rb b/spec/unit/formatters/error_inspectors/cookbook_resolve_error_inspector_spec.rb
index 35ae5378cf..78a29acaf7 100644
--- a/spec/unit/formatters/error_inspectors/cookbook_resolve_error_inspector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/formatters/error_inspectors/cookbook_resolve_error_inspector_spec.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ describe Chef::Formatters::ErrorInspectors::CookbookResolveErrorInspector do
 
     before do
 
-      @response_body = "{\"error\":[{\"non_existent_cookbooks\":[],\"cookbooks_with_no_versions\":[],\"message\":\"unable to solve dependencies in alotted time.\"}]}"
+      @response_body = "{\"error\":[{\"non_existent_cookbooks\":[],\"cookbooks_with_no_versions\":[],\"message\":\"unable to solve dependencies in allotted time.\"}]}"
       @response = Net::HTTPPreconditionFailed.new("1.1", "412", "(response) unauthorized")
       allow(@response).to receive(:body).and_return(@response_body)
       @exception = Net::HTTPClientException.new("(exception) precondition failed", @response)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe Chef::Formatters::ErrorInspectors::CookbookResolveErrorInspector do
     it "prints a pretty message" do
       @description.display(@outputter)
       @outputter_output.rewind
-      expect(@outputter_output.read).to include("unable to solve dependencies in alotted time.")
+      expect(@outputter_output.read).to include("unable to solve dependencies in allotted time.")
     end
 
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/http_spec.rb b/spec/unit/http_spec.rb
index bf873b8535..bb52db60fd 100644
--- a/spec/unit/http_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/http_spec.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe Chef::HTTP do
 
   end
 
-  describe "#intialize" do
+  describe "#initialize" do
     it "accepts a keepalive option and passes it to the http_client" do
       http = Chef::HTTP.new(uri, keepalives: true)
       expect(Chef::HTTP::BasicClient).to receive(:new).with(uri, ssl_policy: Chef::HTTP::APISSLPolicy, keepalives: true).and_call_original
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ describe Chef::HTTP do
       end
 
       it "raises the error without retrying or sleeping" do
-        # We modify the strings to give addtional context, but the exception class should be the same
+        # We modify the strings to give additional context, but the exception class should be the same
         expect { http.get("/") }.to raise_error(exception.class)
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/key_spec.rb b/spec/unit/key_spec.rb
index efae549490..09d6b48af5 100644
--- a/spec/unit/key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/key_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require "spec_helper"
 require "chef/key"
 
 describe Chef::Key do
-  # whether user or client irrelevent to these tests
+  # whether user or client irrelevant to these tests
   let(:key) { Chef::Key.new("original_actor", "user") }
   let(:public_key_string) do
     <<~EOS
diff --git a/spec/unit/knife/bootstrap_spec.rb b/spec/unit/knife/bootstrap_spec.rb
index 5a3d6a1475..75c8589c32 100644
--- a/spec/unit/knife/bootstrap_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/knife/bootstrap_spec.rb
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ describe Chef::Knife::Bootstrap do
       knife.do_connect({})
     end
 
-    context "when sshd confgiured with requiretty" do
+    context "when sshd configured with requiretty" do
       let(:pty_err_msg) { "Sudo requires a TTY. Please see the README on how to configure sudo to allow for non-interactive usage." }
       let(:expected_error) { Train::UserError.new(pty_err_msg, :sudo_no_tty) }
       before do
diff --git a/spec/unit/knife/environment_edit_spec.rb b/spec/unit/knife/environment_edit_spec.rb
index 1f2ff27ce8..ccac745888 100644
--- a/spec/unit/knife/environment_edit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/knife/environment_edit_spec.rb
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe Chef::Knife::EnvironmentEdit do
     @knife.run
   end
 
-  it "shoud show usage and exit when no environment name is provided" do
+  it "should show usage and exit when no environment name is provided" do
     @knife.name_args = []
     expect(@knife).to receive(:show_usage)
     expect { @knife.run }.to raise_error(SystemExit)
diff --git a/spec/unit/knife/ssl_fetch_spec.rb b/spec/unit/knife/ssl_fetch_spec.rb
index fb904074b3..4b0a3b91dd 100644
--- a/spec/unit/knife/ssl_fetch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/knife/ssl_fetch_spec.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe Chef::Knife::SslFetch do
   context "when a specific URI is given" do
     let(:name_args) { %w{https://example.test:10443/foo} }
 
-    it "fetchs the SSL configuration against the given host" do
+    it "fetches the SSL configuration against the given host" do
       expect(ssl_fetch.host).to eq("example.test")
       expect(ssl_fetch.port).to eq(10443)
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/knife_spec.rb b/spec/unit/knife_spec.rb
index 47d4a6bf66..ba6a084454 100644
--- a/spec/unit/knife_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/knife_spec.rb
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ describe Chef::Knife do
 
       knife.run_with_pretty_exceptions
       expect(stderr.string).to match(/The request that .* sent was using API version 10000000./)
-      expect(stderr.string).to match(/The server you sent the request to supports a min API verson of 0 and a max API version of 1./)
+      expect(stderr.string).to match(/The server you sent the request to supports a min API version of 0 and a max API version of 1./)
       expect(stderr.string).to match(/Please either update your .* or the server to be a compatible set./)
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb b/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
index cb7ebde029..fc52560021 100644
--- a/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ describe "LWRP" do
         end
       end
 
-      context "with a cookbook with a hypen in the name" do
+      context "with a cookbook with a hyphen in the name" do
 
         let(:lwrp_cookbook_name) { "l-w-r-p" }
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/mixin/openssl_helper_spec.rb b/spec/unit/mixin/openssl_helper_spec.rb
index 5155d66a22..4ae8754610 100644
--- a/spec/unit/mixin/openssl_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/mixin/openssl_helper_spec.rb
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ describe Chef::Mixin::OpenSSLHelper do
       @certfile = Tempfile.new("certfile")
     end
 
-    context "When the cert file doesnt not exist" do
+    context "When the cert file doesn't exist" do
       it "returns true" do
         expect(instance.cert_need_renewall?("/tmp/bad_filename", 3650)).to be_truthy
       end
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ describe Chef::Mixin::OpenSSLHelper do
       end
     end
 
-    context "When the cert file does exist, and does not contain a soon to expire certficitate" do
+    context "When the cert file does exist, and does not contain a soon to expire certificate" do
       it "returns false" do
         @certfile.write("-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nmKEZoV+Nz2CNrGm5\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n")
         @certfile.close
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ describe Chef::Mixin::OpenSSLHelper do
       end
     end
 
-    context "When the cert file does exist, and does contain a soon to expire certficitate" do
+    context "When the cert file does exist, and does contain a soon to expire certificate" do
       it "returns true" do
         @certfile.write("-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nmKEZoV+Nz2CNrGm5\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n")
         @certfile.close
diff --git a/spec/unit/node/attribute_spec.rb b/spec/unit/node/attribute_spec.rb
index 4490aca9a9..e6429c0c24 100644
--- a/spec/unit/node/attribute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/node/attribute_spec.rb
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ describe Chef::Node::Attribute do
       expect(@attributes).to be_a_kind_of(Chef::Node::Attribute)
     end
 
-    it "should take an Automatioc, Normal, Default and Override hash" do
+    it "should take an Automatic, Normal, Default and Override hash" do
       expect { Chef::Node::Attribute.new({}, {}, {}, {}) }.not_to raise_error
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/node_spec.rb b/spec/unit/node_spec.rb
index 5b50f888f0..e21328d373 100644
--- a/spec/unit/node_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/node_spec.rb
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ describe Chef::Node do
         expect(node[:snoopy][:is_a_puppy]).to eq(true)
       end
 
-      it "should let you use tag as a convience method for the tags attribute" do
+      it "should let you use tag as a convince method for the tags attribute" do
         node.normal["tags"] = %w{one two}
         node.tag("three", "four")
         expect(node["tags"]).to eq(%w{one two three four})
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ describe Chef::Node do
           node.override["mysql"]["server"]["port"] = 3456
         end
 
-        it "deletes all the values and returns the value with the highest precidence" do
+        it "deletes all the values and returns the value with the highest precedence" do
           expect( node.rm("mysql", "server", "port") ).to eql(3456)
           expect( node["mysql"]["server"]["port"] ).to be_nil
           expect( node["mysql"]["server"] ).to eql({})
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ describe Chef::Node do
           expect( node.rm_default("mysql", "server", "port") ).to eql(3456)
         end
 
-        it "returns nil for the combined attribues" do
+        it "returns nil for the combined attributes" do
           expect( node.rm_default("mysql", "server", "port") ).to eql(3456)
           expect( node["mysql"]["server"]["port"] ).to eql(nil)
         end
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ describe Chef::Node do
         expect( node["mysql"]["server"] ).to eql({ "data_dir" => "/my_raid_volume/lib/mysql" })
       end
 
-      it "replaces a value at the cookbook sub-level of the atributes only" do
+      it "replaces a value at the cookbook sub-level of the attributes only" do
         node.default["mysql"]["server"]["port"] = 2345
         node.default["mysql"]["server"]["service_name"] = "fancypants-sql"
         node.role_default["mysql"]["server"]["port"] = 1234
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ describe Chef::Node do
       a = node.default["foo"]
       # assign that somewhere else in the tree
       node.default["fizz"] = a
-      # now upate the source
+      # now update the source
       a["duptest"] = true
       # the tree should have been updated
       expect(node.default["fizz"]["duptest"]).to be true
diff --git a/spec/unit/property_spec.rb b/spec/unit/property_spec.rb
index 177314d8bc..1e6ec8878a 100644
--- a/spec/unit/property_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/property_spec.rb
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
         expect(resource.x).to eq 2
         expect(Namer.current_index).to eq 2
       end
-      it "setting the same lazy value on two different instances runs it on each instancee" do
+      it "setting the same lazy value on two different instances runs it on each instances" do
         resource2 = resource_class.new("blah2")
         l = lazy { Namer.next_index }
         resource.x l
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ describe "Chef::Resource.property" do
       expect { thing_two_resource.copy_properties_from(thing_three_resource) }.to raise_error(NoMethodError)
     end
 
-    it "does not blow up if blows up if the target resource does not implement a set propery" do
+    it "does not blow up if blows up if the target resource does not implement a set properly" do
       thing_three_resource.foo "foo"
       thing_three_resource.bar "bar"
       thing_two_resource.copy_properties_from(thing_three_resource)
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/apt_preference_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/apt_preference_spec.rb
index 91b2f58acb..1cb68f9cda 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/apt_preference_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/apt_preference_spec.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe "Chef::Provider::AptPreference" do
       FileUtils.touch("#{pref_dir}/libmysqlclient16_1wildcard.pref")
     end
 
-    it "deletes the name santized .pref file" do
+    it "deletes the name sanitized .pref file" do
       provider.run_action(:remove)
       expect(new_resource).to be_updated_by_last_action
       expect(File).not_to exist("#{pref_dir}/libmysqlclient16_1wildcard.pref")
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/package/cab_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/package/cab_spec.rb
index 0ffbcd4a51..f281e2c69b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/package/cab_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/package/cab_spec.rb
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Package::Cab do
       new_resource.cookbook_name = "cab_package"
     end
 
-    it "sets the desired parameters of downloades cab file" do
+    it "sets the desired parameters of downloaded cab file" do
       allow(provider).to receive(:default_download_cache_path).and_return("C:\\chef\\cache\\package")
       source_resource = provider.source_resource
       expect(source_resource.path).to be == "C:\\chef\\cache\\package"
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/package/msu_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/package/msu_spec.rb
index 905d48649f..b3cfa0576a 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/package/msu_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/package/msu_spec.rb
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Package::Msu, :windows_only do
       new_resource.cookbook_name = "Msu_package"
     end
 
-    it "sets the desired parameters of downloades msu file" do
+    it "sets the desired parameters of downloaded msu file" do
       allow(provider).to receive(:default_download_cache_path).and_return("C:\\chef\\cache\\package")
       source_resource = provider.source_resource
       expect(source_resource.path).to be == "C:\\chef\\cache\\package"
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/package/rpm_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/package/rpm_spec.rb
index 1c4f9d31ee..813eda0377 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/package/rpm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/package/rpm_spec.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Package::Rpm do
 
   describe "when the package source is not valid" do
 
-    context "when source is not defiend" do
+    context "when source is not defined" do
       let(:new_resource) { Chef::Resource::RpmPackage.new("ImageMagick-c++") }
 
       it "should raise an exception when attempting any action" do
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Package::Rpm do
       provider.install_package("/tmp/ImageMagick-c++-6.5.4.7-7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm", "6.5.4.7-7.el6_5")
     end
 
-    it "should uprgrade from a path when the package is a path and the source is nil" do
+    it "should upgrade from a path when the package is a path and the source is nil" do
       expect(new_resource.source).to eq("/tmp/ImageMagick-c++-6.5.4.7-7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm")
       current_resource.version("21.4-19.el5")
       provider.current_resource = current_resource
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/package/rubygems_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/package/rubygems_spec.rb
index 54b721ed40..0a55ffd784 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/package/rubygems_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/package/rubygems_spec.rb
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Package::Rubygems do
           end
         end
 
-        context "when clear_sources is set true and an explict source is specified" do
+        context "when clear_sources is set true and an explicit source is specified" do
           let(:gem_binary) { "/foo/bar" }
           let(:source) { "http://mirror.ops.rhcloud.com/mirror/ruby" }
 
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Package::Rubygems do
           end
         end
 
-        context "when clear_sources is set false and an explict source is specified" do
+        context "when clear_sources is set false and an explicit source is specified" do
           let(:gem_binary) { "/foo/bar" }
           let(:source) { "http://mirror.ops.rhcloud.com/mirror/ruby" }
 
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Package::Rubygems do
         end
 
         describe "at version specified with comparison operator" do
-          context "if current version satisifies requested version" do
+          context "if current version satisfies requested version" do
             let(:target_version) { ">=2.3.0" }
             let(:current_version) { "2.3.3" }
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/package/solaris_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/package/solaris_spec.rb
index 5fc2d89a81..8effa82a78 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/package/solaris_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/package/solaris_spec.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Package::Solaris do
       expect(@provider.current_resource.name).to eq("SUNWbash")
     end
 
-    it "should set the current reource package name to the new resource package name" do
+    it "should set the current resource package name to the new resource package name" do
       allow(@provider).to receive(:shell_out_compacted).and_return(@status)
       @provider.load_current_resource
       expect(@provider.current_resource.package_name).to eq("SUNWbash")
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/package_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/package_spec.rb
index accd913ebe..ab2f60cd46 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/package_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/package_spec.rb
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ describe "Chef::Provider::Package - Multi" do
       expect(new_resource).not_to be_updated_by_last_action
     end
 
-    it "raises an exception if both are not installed and no caondidates are available" do
+    it "raises an exception if both are not installed and no candidates are available" do
       current_resource.version([nil, nil])
       provider.candidate_version = [nil, nil]
       expect { provider.run_action(:install) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::Package)
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ describe "Chef::Provider::Package - Multi" do
       expect(new_resource).not_to be_updated_by_last_action
     end
 
-    it "should raise an exception if both are not installed and no caondidates are available" do
+    it "should raise an exception if both are not installed and no candidates are available" do
       current_resource.version([nil, nil])
       provider.candidate_version = [nil, nil]
       expect { provider.run_action(:upgrade) }.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::Package)
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/http_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/http_spec.rb
index 8ece1a854b..032cf474ef 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/http_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/remote_file/http_spec.rb
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::RemoteFile::HTTP do
 
         it "should disable gzip compression in the client" do
           # Before block in the parent context has set an expectation on
-          # Chef::HTTP::Simple.new() being called with expected arguments. Here we fufil
+          # Chef::HTTP::Simple.new() being called with expected arguments. Here we fulfill
           # that expectation, so that we can explicitly set it for this test.
           # This is intended to provide insurance that refactoring of the parent
           # context does not negate the value of this particular example.
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/service/windows_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/service/windows_spec.rb
index 4209624057..2815c266b8 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/service/windows_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/service/windows_spec.rb
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ describe Chef::Provider::Service::Windows, "load_current_resource" do
         expect(provider.resource_updated?).to be false
       end
 
-      it "does not convigure service" do
+      it "does not configure service" do
         expect(Win32::Service).to_not receive(:configure)
         provider.action_configure
       end
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/cron_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/cron_spec.rb
index e70e8aa76a..4322d6c24b 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/cron_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/cron_spec.rb
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Cron do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "when it has a time (minute, hour, day, month, weeekend) and user" do
+  describe "when it has a time (minute, hour, day, month, weekend) and user" do
     before do
       resource.command("tackle")
       resource.minute("1")
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/remote_file_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/remote_file_spec.rb
index 27b889ea9e..62dca20ddf 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/remote_file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/remote_file_spec.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::RemoteFile do
       expect(resource.source).to eql(["file:///C:/foo bar"])
     end
 
-    it "accepts a delayed evalutator (string) for the remote file source" do
+    it "accepts a delayed evaluator (string) for the remote file source" do
       resource.source Chef::DelayedEvaluator.new { "http://opscode.com/" }
       expect(resource.source).to eql([ "http://opscode.com/" ])
     end
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::RemoteFile do
       expect(resource.use_last_modified).to be_truthy
     end
 
-    it "disables etags indivdually" do
+    it "disables etags individually" do
       resource.use_etags(false)
       expect(resource.use_etags).to be_falsey
       expect(resource.use_last_modified).to be_truthy
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource/windows_workgroup_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource/windows_workgroup_spec.rb
index 0ea0d8b291..14cec253bf 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource/windows_workgroup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource/windows_workgroup_spec.rb
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ describe Chef::Resource::WindowsWorkgroup do
 
   describe "#join_command" do
     context "if password property is not specified" do
-      it "contructs a command without credentials" do
+      it "constructs a command without credentials" do
         expect(provider.join_command).to eql("Add-Computer -WorkgroupName example -Force")
       end
     end
 
     context "if password property is specified" do
-      it "contructs a command without credentials" do
+      it "constructs a command without credentials" do
         resource.password("1234")
         resource.user("admin")
         expect(provider.join_command).to eql("$pswd = ConvertTo-SecureString '1234' -AsPlainText -Force;$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential (\"admin\",$pswd);Add-Computer -WorkgroupName example -Credential $credential -Force")
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource_reporter_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource_reporter_spec.rb
index 22bba578eb..1c6b063198 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource_reporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource_reporter_spec.rb
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ describe Chef::ResourceReporter do
 
       end
 
-      it "should raise if an unkwown error happens" do
+      it "should raise if an unknown error happens" do
         allow(rest_client).to receive(:raw_request).and_raise(Exception.new)
 
         expect do
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
index d6b67e6f2e..d41cc0e8a3 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource do
     end
 
     context "when property is sensitive" do
-      it "supresses that properties value" do
+      it "suppresses that properties value" do
         resource_class = Class.new(Chef::Resource) { property :foo, String, sensitive: true }
         resource = resource_class.new("sensitive_property_tests")
         resource.foo = "some value"
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource do
     end
 
     context "when property is required" do
-      it "does not propagate vailidation errors" do
+      it "does not propagate validation errors" do
         resource_class = Class.new(Chef::Resource) { property :foo, String, required: true }
         resource = resource_class.new("required_property_tests")
         expect { resource.to_text }.to_not raise_error Chef::Exceptions::ValidationFailed
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource do
 
       describe "with a syntax error in the resource spec" do
 
-        it "raises an exception immmediately" do
+        it "raises an exception immediately" do
           expect do
             resource.notifies(:run, "typo[missing-closing-bracket")
           end.to raise_error(Chef::Exceptions::InvalidResourceSpecification)
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource do
       error_inspector = Chef::Formatters::ErrorInspectors::ResourceFailureInspector.new(resource, action, err)
       description = Chef::Formatters::ErrorDescription.new("test")
       error_inspector.add_explanation(description)
-      Chef::Log.info("descrtiption: #{description.inspect},error_inspector: #{error_inspector}")
+      Chef::Log.info("description: #{description.inspect},error_inspector: #{error_inspector}")
       description.sections[1]["Compiled Resource:"]
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/run_list/versioned_recipe_list_spec.rb b/spec/unit/run_list/versioned_recipe_list_spec.rb
index e116ffc130..03eef8da3c 100644
--- a/spec/unit/run_list/versioned_recipe_list_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/run_list/versioned_recipe_list_spec.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe Chef::RunList::VersionedRecipeList do
       expect(list.with_versions).to include({ name: "rails", version: "1.0.0" })
     end
 
-    it "should allow you to spcify no version, even when a version already exists" do
+    it "should allow you to specify no version, even when a version already exists" do
       list.add_recipe "rails", "1.0.0"
       list.add_recipe "rails"
       expect(list.with_versions).to include({ name: "rails", version: "1.0.0" })
diff --git a/spec/unit/user_v1_spec.rb b/spec/unit/user_v1_spec.rb
index 4bde7278fe..965d3e7719 100644
--- a/spec/unit/user_v1_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/user_v1_spec.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe Chef::UserV1 do
     @user = Chef::UserV1.new
   end
 
-  shared_examples_for "string fields with no contraints" do
+  shared_examples_for "string fields with no constraints" do
     it "should let you set the public key" do
       expect(@user.send(method, "some_string")).to eq("some_string")
     end
@@ -109,49 +109,49 @@ describe Chef::UserV1 do
 
   describe "string fields" do
     describe "public_key" do
-      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no contraints" do
+      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no constraints" do
         let(:method) { :public_key }
       end
     end
 
     describe "private_key" do
-      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no contraints" do
+      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no constraints" do
         let(:method) { :private_key }
       end
     end
 
     describe "display_name" do
-      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no contraints" do
+      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no constraints" do
         let(:method) { :display_name }
       end
     end
 
     describe "first_name" do
-      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no contraints" do
+      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no constraints" do
         let(:method) { :first_name }
       end
     end
 
     describe "middle_name" do
-      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no contraints" do
+      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no constraints" do
         let(:method) { :middle_name }
       end
     end
 
     describe "last_name" do
-      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no contraints" do
+      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no constraints" do
         let(:method) { :last_name }
       end
     end
 
     describe "email" do
-      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no contraints" do
+      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no constraints" do
         let(:method) { :email }
       end
     end
 
     describe "password" do
-      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no contraints" do
+      it_should_behave_like "string fields with no constraints" do
         let(:method) { :password }
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/util/diff_spec.rb b/spec/unit/util/diff_spec.rb
index 70376bcdb1..113910ed30 100644
--- a/spec/unit/util/diff_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/util/diff_spec.rb
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ shared_examples_for "a diff util" do
       end
     end
 
-    it "should identify null-teriminated multi-line string files as binary" do
+    it "should identify null-terminated multi-line string files as binary" do
       Tempfile.open("chef-util-diff-spec") do |file|
         file.write("This is a binary file.\nNo Really\nit is\0")
         file.close
diff --git a/spec/unit/util/dsc/resource_store.rb b/spec/unit/util/dsc/resource_store.rb
index a864a2c1da..a91b10d3c0 100644
--- a/spec/unit/util/dsc/resource_store.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/util/dsc/resource_store.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe Chef::Util::DSC::ResourceStore do
         expect(resource_store.find("foo")).to eql([resource_a])
       end
 
-      it "returns multiple resoures if they are found" do
+      it "returns multiple resources if they are found" do
         expect(resource_store).to receive(:query_resource).and_return([resource_a, resource_b])
         expect(resource_store.find("foo")).to include(resource_a, resource_b)
       end
diff --git a/spec/unit/util/file_edit_spec.rb b/spec/unit/util/file_edit_spec.rb
index 5c5b04d8a5..14e675d41c 100644
--- a/spec/unit/util/file_edit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/util/file_edit_spec.rb
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ describe Chef::Util::FileEdit do
     target_file.close!
   end
 
-  describe "initialiize" do
+  describe "initialize" do
     it "should create a new Chef::Util::FileEdit object" do
       expect(fedit).to be_instance_of(Chef::Util::FileEdit)
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/util/windows/logon_session_spec.rb b/spec/unit/util/windows/logon_session_spec.rb
index 8a94802bf6..8d8d613b77 100644
--- a/spec/unit/util/windows/logon_session_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/util/windows/logon_session_spec.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe ::Chef::Util::Windows::LogonSession do
   let(:authentication) { :remote }
 
   shared_examples_for "it received syntactically invalid credentials" do
-    it "does not raisees an exception when it is initialized" do
+    it "does not raises an exception when it is initialized" do
       expect { session }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/win32/link_spec.rb b/spec/unit/win32/link_spec.rb
index de7b165dd0..04fc045703 100644
--- a/spec/unit/win32/link_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/win32/link_spec.rb
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ describe Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::File, :windows_only do
         allow(Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::File).to receive(:CreateSymbolicLinkW).with(any_args) { "don't //actually// do this" }
       end
 
-      it "will not pass the unpirivileged symlink flag if the node is not Windows 10" do
+      it "will not pass the unprivileged symlink flag if the node is not Windows 10" do
         allow_any_instance_of(Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::Version).to receive(:windows_10?).and_return(false)
 
         expect(Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::File).to receive(:CreateSymbolicLinkW).with("b", "a", without_privilege)
         described_class.symlink("a", "b")
       end
 
-      it "will not pass the unpirivileged symlink flag if the node is not at least Windows 10 Creators Update" do
+      it "will not pass the unprivileged symlink flag if the node is not at least Windows 10 Creators Update" do
         allow_any_instance_of(Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::Version).to receive(:windows_10?).and_return(true)
         allow_any_instance_of(Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::Version).to receive(:build_number).and_return(1)
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::File, :windows_only do
         described_class.symlink("a", "b")
       end
 
-      it "will pass the unpirivileged symlink flag if the node is Windows 10 Creators Update or higher" do
+      it "will pass the unprivileged symlink flag if the node is Windows 10 Creators Update or higher" do
         allow_any_instance_of(Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::Version).to receive(:windows_10?).and_return(true)
         allow_any_instance_of(Chef::ReservedNames::Win32::Version).to receive(:build_number).and_return(15063)