diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-alloc.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-alloc.xml
index e2829ef66a..79c7fb2762 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-alloc.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-alloc.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ $login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, 'anonymous', 'user@example.com');
 
 if (ftp_alloc($conn_id, filesize($file), $result)) {
   echo "Space successfully allocated on server.  Sending $file.\n";
-  ftp_put($conn_id, '/incomming/myfile', $file, FTP_BINARY);
+  ftp_put($conn_id, '/incoming/myfile', $file, FTP_BINARY);
 } else {
   echo "Unable to allocate space on server.  Server said: $result\n";
 }
diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-continue.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-continue.xml
index 6d33d34259..4b74aadc7f 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-continue.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-continue.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 
-// Initate the download
+// Initiate the download
 $ret = ftp_nb_get($my_connection, "test", "README", FTP_BINARY);
 while ($ret == FTP_MOREDATA) {
 
diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fget.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fget.xml
index 8758044ed8..e29313e7ab 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fget.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fget.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ $conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
 
 $login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
 
-// Initate the download
+// Initiate the download
 $ret = ftp_nb_fget($conn_id, $fp, $file, FTP_BINARY);
 while ($ret == FTP_MOREDATA) {
 
diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fput.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fput.xml
index 1f43bf96f9..0df123bbad 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fput.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-fput.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ $conn_id = ftp_connect($ftp_server);
 
 $login_result = ftp_login($conn_id, $ftp_user_name, $ftp_user_pass);
 
-// Initate the upload
+// Initiate the upload
 $ret = ftp_nb_fput($conn_id, $file, $fp, FTP_BINARY);
 while ($ret == FTP_MOREDATA) {
 
diff --git a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-get.xml b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-get.xml
index 39cf3e43bc..a9f8f8e909 100644
--- a/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-get.xml
+++ b/reference/ftp/functions/ftp-nb-get.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 
-// Initate the download
+// Initiate the download
 $ret = ftp_nb_get($my_connection, "test", "README", FTP_BINARY);
 while ($ret == FTP_MOREDATA) {
    
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ if ($ret != FTP_FINISHED) {
 <![CDATA[
 <?php
 
-// Initate 
+// Initiate 
 $ret = ftp_nb_get($my_connection, "test", "README", FTP_BINARY, 
                       filesize("test"));
 // OR: $ret = ftp_nb_get($my_connection, "test", "README", 
diff --git a/reference/intl/intlcalendar/add.xml b/reference/intl/intlcalendar/add.xml
index 7839f77602..1b7178e52b 100644
--- a/reference/intl/intlcalendar/add.xml
+++ b/reference/intl/intlcalendar/add.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The signed amount to add to the current field. If the amount is positive,
-      the instant will be moved forward; if it is negative, the instant wil be
+      the instant will be moved forward; if it is negative, the instant will be
       moved into the past. The unit is implicit to the field type. For instance,
       hours for <constant>IntlCalendar::FIELD_HOUR_OF_DAY</constant>.
      </para>
diff --git a/reference/mysqli/mysqli/poll.xml b/reference/mysqli/mysqli/poll.xml
index 65f00ad5a8..020a94b9b8 100644
--- a/reference/mysqli/mysqli/poll.xml
+++ b/reference/mysqli/mysqli/poll.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
      <term><parameter>error</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-      List of connections on which an error occured, for example, query
+      List of connections on which an error occurred, for example, query
       failure or lost connection.
       </para>
      </listitem>
diff --git a/reference/sockets/functions/socket-get-option.xml b/reference/sockets/functions/socket-get-option.xml
index 158aaa7d3a..a52dfb00c7 100644
--- a/reference/sockets/functions/socket-get-option.xml
+++ b/reference/sockets/functions/socket-get-option.xml
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
           <entry><constant>MCAST_LEAVE_SOURCE_GROUP</constant></entry>
           <entry>
            Stop receiving packets destined to a specific multicast group whose
-           soure address matches a specific value. (added in PHP 5.4)
+           source address matches a specific value. (added in PHP 5.4)
           </entry>
           <entry>
            <type>array</type> with the same format as
diff --git a/reference/zip/ziparchive/count.xml b/reference/zip/ziparchive/count.xml
index d8f50b93d5..cd733dfc58 100644
--- a/reference/zip/ziparchive/count.xml
+++ b/reference/zip/ziparchive/count.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <refentry xml:id="ziparchive.count" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
  <refnamediv>
   <refname>ZipArchive::count</refname>
-  <refpurpose>Counts the number of files in the achive</refpurpose>
+  <refpurpose>Counts the number of files in the archive</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
 
  <refsect1 role="description">