diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fff4987..b8c217c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
 // Config file found and successfully parsed
 ```
 
-*NOTE [since 1.6]:* You can also have a file without an extension and specify the format programmaticaly. For those configuration files that lie in the home of the user without any extension like `.bashrc`
+*NOTE [since 1.6]:* You can also have a file without an extension and specify the format programmatically. For those configuration files that lie in the home of the user without any extension like `.bashrc`
 
 ### Writing Config Files
 
diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index b5ddbf5..ddb4da6 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (p pflagValueSet) VisitAll(fn func(flag FlagValue)) {
 	})
 }
 
-// pflagValue is a wrapper aroung *pflag.flag
+// pflagValue is a wrapper around *pflag.flag
 // that implements FlagValue
 type pflagValue struct {
 	flag *pflag.Flag
diff --git a/internal/encoding/dotenv/map_utils.go b/internal/encoding/dotenv/map_utils.go
index e880c95..aeb6b87 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/dotenv/map_utils.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/dotenv/map_utils.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // flattenAndMergeMap recursively flattens the given map into a new map
-// Code is based on the function with the same name in tha main package.
+// Code is based on the function with the same name in the main package.
 // TODO: move it to a common place
 func flattenAndMergeMap(shadow map[string]interface{}, m map[string]interface{}, prefix string, delimiter string) map[string]interface{} {
 	if shadow != nil && prefix != "" && shadow[prefix] != nil {
diff --git a/internal/encoding/ini/map_utils.go b/internal/encoding/ini/map_utils.go
index f39e95d..4fb9eb1 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/ini/map_utils.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/ini/map_utils.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func deepSearch(m map[string]interface{}, path []string) map[string]interface{}
 }
 
 // flattenAndMergeMap recursively flattens the given map into a new map
-// Code is based on the function with the same name in tha main package.
+// Code is based on the function with the same name in the main package.
 // TODO: move it to a common place
 func flattenAndMergeMap(shadow map[string]interface{}, m map[string]interface{}, prefix string, delimiter string) map[string]interface{} {
 	if shadow != nil && prefix != "" && shadow[prefix] != nil {
diff --git a/internal/encoding/javaproperties/map_utils.go b/internal/encoding/javaproperties/map_utils.go
index 673bb70..eb53790 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/javaproperties/map_utils.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/javaproperties/map_utils.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func deepSearch(m map[string]interface{}, path []string) map[string]interface{}
 }
 
 // flattenAndMergeMap recursively flattens the given map into a new map
-// Code is based on the function with the same name in tha main package.
+// Code is based on the function with the same name in the main package.
 // TODO: move it to a common place
 func flattenAndMergeMap(shadow map[string]interface{}, m map[string]interface{}, prefix string, delimiter string) map[string]interface{} {
 	if shadow != nil && prefix != "" && shadow[prefix] != nil {
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index a64e144..3f69e98 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type Logger interface {
 	//
 	// Critical events that require immediate attention.
 	// Loggers commonly provide Fatal and Panic levels above Error level,
-	// but exiting and panicing is out of scope for a logging library.
+	// but exiting and panicking is out of scope for a logging library.
 	Error(msg string, keyvals ...interface{})
 }
 
diff --git a/viper_test.go b/viper_test.go
index e0bfc57..1947d8d 100644
--- a/viper_test.go
+++ b/viper_test.go
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@ clothing:
 
 func TestDotParameter(t *testing.T) {
 	initJSON()
-	// shoud take precedence over batters defined in jsonExample
+	// should take precedence over batters defined in jsonExample
 	r := bytes.NewReader([]byte(`{ "batters.batter": [ { "type": "Small" } ] }`))
 	unmarshalReader(r, v.config)