diff --git a/doc/api/settings.md b/doc/api/settings.md
index d1b93a09c02b40d927a8b158687f8826e677c89d..96867c679154a865f31cd2721572232eea6eb4f5 100644
--- a/doc/api/settings.md
+++ b/doc/api/settings.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Parameters:
 - `default_project_visibility` - what visibility level new project receives
 - `default_snippet_visibility` - what visibility level new snippet receives
 - `restricted_signup_domains` - force people to use only corporate emails for signup
-- `user_oauth_applications` - allow users to create oauth applicaitons
+- `user_oauth_applications` - allow users to create oauth applications
 - `after_sign_out_path` - where redirect user after logout
 
 All parameters are optional. You can send only one that you want to change.
diff --git a/doc/development/db_dump.md b/doc/development/db_dump.md
index 21f1b3edecd7df65b3b5b9efeedd618cb26ef2a7..e4ff72aa349eaa6799d13a72cdc43186f90758bf 100644
--- a/doc/development/db_dump.md
+++ b/doc/development/db_dump.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Importing a database dump into a staging enviroment
+# Importing a database dump into a staging environment
 
 Sometimes it is useful to import the database from a production environment
 into a staging environment for testing. The procedure below assumes you have
diff --git a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md
index 4e645b21a85a3619c2227f506226901fb4dfdf05..014f6a12dfc0d3a327cf606ffb1463cac77fabbf 100644
--- a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md
+++ b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ If you are using backup restore procedures you might encounter the following war
 
 ```
 psql:/var/opt/gitlab/backups/db/database.sql:22: ERROR:  must be owner of extension plpgsql
-psql:/var/opt/gitlab/backups/db/database.sql:2931: WARNING:  no privileges could be revoked for "public" (two occurences)
-psql:/var/opt/gitlab/backups/db/database.sql:2933: WARNING:  no privileges were granted for "public" (two occurences)
+psql:/var/opt/gitlab/backups/db/database.sql:2931: WARNING:  no privileges could be revoked for "public" (two occurrences)
+psql:/var/opt/gitlab/backups/db/database.sql:2933: WARNING:  no privileges were granted for "public" (two occurrences)
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc/release/monthly.md b/doc/release/monthly.md
index aff3f066b247dacd42c09cdd2a71b02e3ac524f9..907c19e65a0300d795367c9e8409564a5fdc4c45 100644
--- a/doc/release/monthly.md
+++ b/doc/release/monthly.md
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Tweet about the RC release:
 1. Also check the CI changelog
 1. Add a proposed tweet text to the blog post WIP MR description.
 1. Create a WIP MR for the blog post
-1. Make sure merge request title starts with `WIP` so it can not be accidently merged until ready.
+1. Make sure merge request title starts with `WIP` so it can not be accidentally merged until ready.
 1. Ask Dmitriy (or a team member with OS X) to add screenshots to the WIP MR.
 1. Decide with core team who will be the MVP user.
 1. Create WIP MR for adding MVP to MVP page on website
diff --git a/doc/web_hooks/web_hooks.md b/doc/web_hooks/web_hooks.md
index 7d838187a265fd7b2889e76409105ea70440ae66..d24aa0293cf70a9e114a7066ceb8218949336a60 100644
--- a/doc/web_hooks/web_hooks.md
+++ b/doc/web_hooks/web_hooks.md
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ X-Gitlab-Event: Note Hook
 {
   "object_kind": "note",
   "user": {
-    "name": "Adminstrator",
+    "name": "Administrator",
     "username": "root",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=40\u0026d=identicon"
   },
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ X-Gitlab-Event: Note Hook
 {
   "object_kind": "note",
   "user": {
-    "name": "Adminstrator",
+    "name": "Administrator",
     "username": "root",
     "avatar_url": "http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e64c7d89f26bd1972efa854d13d7dd61?s=40\u0026d=identicon"
   },