diff --git a/context/doc.go b/context/doc.go
index 6fe1f817d..3b4ab8882 100644
--- a/context/doc.go
+++ b/context/doc.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Package context provides several utilities for working with
 // golang.org/x/net/context in http requests. Primarily, the focus is on
-// logging relevent request information but this package is not limited to
+// logging relevant request information but this package is not limited to
 // that purpose.
 //
 // The easiest way to get started is to get the background context:
diff --git a/context/trace.go b/context/trace.go
index af4f1351e..721964a84 100644
--- a/context/trace.go
+++ b/context/trace.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 // WithTrace allocates a traced timing span in a new context. This allows a
 // caller to track the time between calling WithTrace and the returned done
 // function. When the done function is called, a log message is emitted with a
-// "trace.duration" field, corresponding to the elapased time and a
+// "trace.duration" field, corresponding to the elapsed time and a
 // "trace.func" field, corresponding to the function that called WithTrace.
 //
 // The logging keys "trace.id" and "trace.parent.id" are provided to implement
diff --git a/digest/set.go b/digest/set.go
index 3fac41b40..4b9313c1a 100644
--- a/digest/set.go
+++ b/digest/set.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var (
 // may be easily referenced by easily  referenced by a string
 // representation of the digest as well as short representation.
 // The uniqueness of the short representation is based on other
-// digests in the set. If digests are ommited from this set,
+// digests in the set. If digests are omitted from this set,
 // collisions in a larger set may not be detected, therefore it
 // is important to always do short representation lookups on
 // the complete set of digests. To mitigate collisions, an
diff --git a/notifications/metrics.go b/notifications/metrics.go
index 2a8ffcbd2..a20af1687 100644
--- a/notifications/metrics.go
+++ b/notifications/metrics.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func newSafeMetrics() *safeMetrics {
 }
 
 // httpStatusListener returns the listener for the http sink that updates the
-// relevent counters.
+// relevant counters.
 func (sm *safeMetrics) httpStatusListener() httpStatusListener {
 	return &endpointMetricsHTTPStatusListener{
 		safeMetrics: sm,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (sm *safeMetrics) eventQueueListener() eventQueueListener {
 }
 
 // endpointMetricsHTTPStatusListener increments counters related to http sinks
-// for the relevent events.
+// for the relevant events.
 type endpointMetricsHTTPStatusListener struct {
 	*safeMetrics
 }
diff --git a/reference/regexp.go b/reference/regexp.go
index b465abf5d..9a7d366bc 100644
--- a/reference/regexp.go
+++ b/reference/regexp.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ var (
 
 	// NameRegexp is the format for the name component of references. The
 	// regexp has capturing groups for the hostname and name part omitting
-	// the seperating forward slash from either.
+	// the separating forward slash from either.
 	NameRegexp = expression(
 		optional(hostnameRegexp, literal(`/`)),
 		nameComponentRegexp,
diff --git a/registry/api/v2/descriptors.go b/registry/api/v2/descriptors.go
index ad3da3efb..7549ccc32 100644
--- a/registry/api/v2/descriptors.go
+++ b/registry/api/v2/descriptors.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ type MethodDescriptor struct {
 // RequestDescriptor per API use case.
 type RequestDescriptor struct {
 	// Name provides a short identifier for the request, usable as a title or
-	// to provide quick context for the particalar request.
+	// to provide quick context for the particular request.
 	Name string
 
 	// Description should cover the requests purpose, covering any details for
@@ -303,14 +303,14 @@ type RequestDescriptor struct {
 // ResponseDescriptor describes the components of an API response.
 type ResponseDescriptor struct {
 	// Name provides a short identifier for the response, usable as a title or
-	// to provide quick context for the particalar response.
+	// to provide quick context for the particular response.
 	Name string
 
 	// Description should provide a brief overview of the role of the
 	// response.
 	Description string
 
-	// StatusCode specifies the status recieved by this particular response.
+	// StatusCode specifies the status received by this particular response.
 	StatusCode int
 
 	// Headers covers any headers that may be returned from the response.
diff --git a/registry/api/v2/errors.go b/registry/api/v2/errors.go
index ece52a2cd..97d6923aa 100644
--- a/registry/api/v2/errors.go
+++ b/registry/api/v2/errors.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ var (
 	})
 
 	// ErrorCodeManifestUnverified is returned when the manifest fails
-	// signature verfication.
+	// signature verification.
 	ErrorCodeManifestUnverified = errcode.Register(errGroup, errcode.ErrorDescriptor{
 		Value:   "MANIFEST_UNVERIFIED",
 		Message: "manifest failed signature verification",
diff --git a/registry/handlers/api_test.go b/registry/handlers/api_test.go
index 1f18173f4..d64888698 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/api_test.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/api_test.go
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ func testManifestAPISchema2(t *testing.T, env *testEnv, imageName reference.Name
 	manifest.Config.Digest = sampleConfigDigest
 	manifest.Config.Size = int64(len(sampleConfig))
 
-	// The manifest should still be invalid, because its layer doesnt exist
+	// The manifest should still be invalid, because its layer doesn't exist
 	resp = putManifest(t, "putting missing layer manifest", manifestURL, schema2.MediaTypeManifest, manifest)
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	checkResponse(t, "putting missing layer manifest", resp, http.StatusBadRequest)
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ func testManifestAPISchema2(t *testing.T, env *testEnv, imageName reference.Name
 		t.Fatal("wrong number of History entries")
 	}
 
-	// Don't check V1Compatibility fields becuase we're using randomly-generated
+	// Don't check V1Compatibility fields because we're using randomly-generated
 	// layers.
 
 	return args
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ func testManifestAPIManifestList(t *testing.T, env *testEnv, args manifestArgs)
 		t.Fatal("wrong number of History entries")
 	}
 
-	// Don't check V1Compatibility fields becuase we're using randomly-generated
+	// Don't check V1Compatibility fields because we're using randomly-generated
 	// layers.
 }
 
diff --git a/registry/handlers/app.go b/registry/handlers/app.go
index 370f63ef2..2a60001f7 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/app.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/app.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func (app *App) configureEvents(configuration *configuration.Configuration) {
 		sinks = append(sinks, endpoint)
 	}
 
-	// NOTE(stevvooe): Moving to a new queueing implementation is as easy as
+	// NOTE(stevvooe): Moving to a new queuing implementation is as easy as
 	// replacing broadcaster with a rabbitmq implementation. It's recommended
 	// that the registry instances also act as the workers to keep deployment
 	// simple.
diff --git a/registry/handlers/helpers.go b/registry/handlers/helpers.go
index 5a3c99841..fe44f5570 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/helpers.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/helpers.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func copyFullPayload(responseWriter http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, destWr
 	// Read in the data, if any.
 	copied, err := io.Copy(destWriter, r.Body)
 	if clientClosed != nil && (err != nil || (r.ContentLength > 0 && copied < r.ContentLength)) {
-		// Didn't recieve as much content as expected. Did the client
+		// Didn't receive as much content as expected. Did the client
 		// disconnect during the request? If so, avoid returning a 400
 		// error to keep the logs cleaner.
 		select {
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/gcs/gcs.go b/registry/storage/driver/gcs/gcs.go
index 0e3480f22..9de432b46 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/gcs/gcs.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/gcs/gcs.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func (d *driver) WriteStream(context ctx.Context, path string, offset int64, rea
 	if err != nil {
 		return nn, err
 	}
-	// wc was closed succesfully, so the temporary part exists, schedule it for deletion at the end
+	// wc was closed successfully, so the temporary part exists, schedule it for deletion at the end
 	// of the function
 	defer storageDeleteObject(gcsContext, d.bucket, partName)
 
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/storagedriver.go b/registry/storage/driver/storagedriver.go
index dc8bdc8d4..d5e6fe9f0 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/storagedriver.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/storagedriver.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (err InvalidOffsetError) Error() string {
 }
 
 // Error is a catch-all error type which captures an error string and
-// the driver type on which it occured.
+// the driver type on which it occurred.
 type Error struct {
 	DriverName string
 	Enclosed   error
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/testsuites/testsuites.go b/registry/storage/driver/testsuites/testsuites.go
index b178cb3da..43d0811db 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/testsuites/testsuites.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/testsuites/testsuites.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestInvalidPaths(c *check.C) {
 
 	for _, filename := range invalidFiles {
 		err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filename, contents)
-		// only delete if file was succesfully written
+		// only delete if file was successfully written
 		if err == nil {
 			defer suite.deletePath(c, firstPart(filename))
 		}
diff --git a/registry/storage/paths.go b/registry/storage/paths.go
index 4d2d48c1e..6ee54127e 100644
--- a/registry/storage/paths.go
+++ b/registry/storage/paths.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const (
 // The storage backend layout is broken up into a content-addressable blob
 // store and repositories. The content-addressable blob store holds most data
 // throughout the backend, keyed by algorithm and digests of the underlying
-// content. Access to the blob store is controled through links from the
+// content. Access to the blob store is controlled through links from the
 // repository to blobstore.
 //
 // A repository is made up of layers, manifests and tags. The layers component
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ type manifestRevisionLinkPathSpec struct {
 
 func (manifestRevisionLinkPathSpec) pathSpec() {}
 
-// manifestSignaturesPathSpec decribes the path components for the directory
+// manifestSignaturesPathSpec describes the path components for the directory
 // containing all the signatures for the target blob. Entries are named with
 // the underlying key id.
 type manifestSignaturesPathSpec struct {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ type manifestSignaturesPathSpec struct {
 
 func (manifestSignaturesPathSpec) pathSpec() {}
 
-// manifestSignatureLinkPathSpec decribes the path components used to look up
+// manifestSignatureLinkPathSpec describes the path components used to look up
 // a signature file by the hash of its blob.
 type manifestSignatureLinkPathSpec struct {
 	name      string