diff --git a/HACKING.org b/HACKING.org
index b69ec05..7bea35b 100644
--- a/HACKING.org
+++ b/HACKING.org
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Recode 4 should be organised thus:
 - More steps from Recodec get moved into Recode, either coexisting
   with or taking over the previous wrapping of Python codecs.
 - The remaining code from the Recodec engine gets moved into Recode,
-  replacing C code having the same fonctionality.
+  replacing C code having the same functionality.
 - Special care is given to GNU *libc* or *libiconv* support, maybe going
   from the C side to the Python side.
 - Proper documentation and decisions follow extensive comparison and
diff --git a/doc/recode.texi b/doc/recode.texi
index c8b203a..ad18e69 100644
--- a/doc/recode.texi
+++ b/doc/recode.texi
@@ -2616,7 +2616,7 @@ are @code{UCS-2}, @code{BMP}, @code{rune} and @code{u2}.
 @cindex combining characters
 The Recode library is able to combine @code{UCS-2} some sequences
 of codes into single code characters, to represent a few diacriticized
-characters, ligatures or diphtongs which have been included to ease
+characters, ligatures or diphthongs which have been included to ease
 mapping with other existing charsets.  It is also able to explode
 such single code characters into the corresponding sequence of codes.
 The request syntax for triggering such operations is rudimentary and
@@ -3066,7 +3066,7 @@ Internally, @w{RFC 1345} associates which each character an unambiguous
 mnemonic of a few characters, taken from @w{ISO 646}, which is a minimal
 ASCII subset of 83 characters.  The charset made up by these mnemonics
 is available in Recode under the name @code{RFC1345}.  It has
-@code{mnemonic} and @code{1345} for aliases.  As implemened, this charset
+@code{mnemonic} and @code{1345} for aliases.  As implemented, this charset
 exactly corresponds to @code{mnemonic+ascii+38}, using @w{RFC 1345}
 nomenclature.  Roughly said, @w{ISO 646} characters represent themselves,
 except for the ampersand (@kbd{&}) which appears doubled.  A prefix of a
@@ -3466,10 +3466,10 @@ lines being reachable by setting @code{RT} to @samp{Z}.  If 6-bit bytes
 in a file are sequentially counted from 1, a traditional end of line
 does exist if bytes 10*@var{n}+9 and 10@var{n}+10 are both zero for a
 given @var{n}, in which case these two bytes are not to be interpreted as
-@kbd{::}.  Also, up to 9 immediately preceeding zero bytes, going backward,
+@kbd{::}.  Also, up to 9 immediately preceding zero bytes, going backward,
 are to be considered as part of the end of line and not interpreted as
 @kbd{:}@footnote{This convention replaced an older one saying that up to 4
-immediately preceeding @emph{pairs} of zero bytes, going backward, are to
+immediately preceding @emph{pairs} of zero bytes, going backward, are to
 be considered as part of the end of line and not interpreted as @kbd{::}.}.
 
 @node CDC-NOS, Bang-Bang, Display Code, CDC
@@ -4241,7 +4241,7 @@ This chapter presents all surfaces currently available.
 @cindex permutations of groups of bytes
 
 @cindex byte order swapping
-@cindex endiannes, changing
+@cindex endianness, changing
 A permutation is a surface transformation which reorders groups of
 eight-bit bytes.  A @emph{21} permutation exchanges pairs of successive
 bytes.  If the text contains an odd number of bytes, the last byte is
diff --git a/src/combine.c b/src/combine.c
index ac3a054..4c44573 100644
--- a/src/combine.c
+++ b/src/combine.c
@@ -435,17 +435,17 @@ recode_init_combine (RECODE_STEP step,
 }
 
 /*------------------.
-| Handle bactrack.  |
+| Handle backtrack.  |
 `------------------*/
 
 /* When we cannot shift into a state allowing a terminal resulting character,
-   we ought to backtrack until such a terminal character if found, then output
+   we ought to backtrack until such a terminal character is found, then output
    this resulting character for representing the partial sequence which ends
    with that state.  Then, we merely copy characters seen after that state.
 
    This approach does not properly scan for combinings which might exist in
    the copied characters, presuming that this case does not occur in practice.
-   If we later find that it does, backtracing will have to be revisited.  */
+   If we later find that it does, backtracking will have to be revisited.  */
 
 static void
 backtrack_byte (struct state *state, RECODE_SUBTASK subtask)
diff --git a/src/ibmpc.c b/src/ibmpc.c
index 10a479d..b512694 100644
--- a/src/ibmpc.c
+++ b/src/ibmpc.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static const bool auto_crlf = false;
 #define DOS_CR 13		/* carriage return */
 #define DOS_LF 10		/* line feed */
 
-/* Correspondance for IBM PC ruler graphics characters into ASCII graphics
+/* Correspondence for IBM PC ruler graphics characters into ASCII graphics
    approximations.  The current principles are:
 
    - Single horizontal rulers are made up of dashes.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static struct recode_known_pair known_pairs[] =
     {144, 201},			/* capital letter E with acute accent */
     {145, 230},			/* small ligature a with e */
     {146, 198},			/* capital ligature A with E */
-    {147, 244},			/* small letter o with circumblex accent */
+    {147, 244},			/* small letter o with circumflex accent */
     {148, 246},			/* small letter o with diaeresis */
     {149, 242},			/* small letter o with grave accent */
     {150, 251},			/* small letter u with circumflex accent */
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 01e7dc9..b110d84 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
    Public License for more details.
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-   along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+   with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static bool verbose_flag = false;
    it does not prevent recodings to be aborted or exit status to be set.  */
 static bool quiet_flag = false;
 
-/* If the recoding yields some problems in recode_reversibility in some file, this
+/* If the recoding yields some problems in reversibility in some file, this
    file replacement is denied and it is left unrecoded or, if recode is used
    as a mere filter, the recoding is aborted.  The following flag forces
    the recoding to run to completion and the replacement to be done even if
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ static bool force_flag = false;
 /* When a file is recoded over itself, precautions are taken to move the
    timestamps of the original file into the recoded file, so to make the
    recoding the most transparent possible to make, and other tools.
-   However, selecting the following option inhibit the timestamps handling,
+   However, selecting the following option inhibits the timestamps handling,
    thus effectively `touching' the file.  */
 static bool touch_option = false;
 
-/* With strict mapping, all recode_reversibility fallbacks get defeated.  */
+/* With strict mapping, all reversibility fallbacks get defeated.  */
 static bool strict_mapping = false;
 
 /* Use iconv if possible. */
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ int
 main (int argc, char *const *argv)
 {
   int option_char;		/* option character */
-  bool success = true;		/* recode_reversibility of all recodings */
+  bool success = true;		/* reversibility of all recodings */
 
   static bool (*processor) (RECODE_TASK);
   struct recode_outer outer_option;
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ main (int argc, char *const *argv)
   struct recode_task task_option;
 
   program_name = argv[0];
-  /* libtool creates a temporary executable whose names is prefixed with
+  /* libtool creates a temporary executable whose name is prefixed with
      "lt-".  Remove this prefix here.  */
   if (strncmp (program_name, "lt-", 3) == 0)
     program_name += 3;
diff --git a/src/names.c b/src/names.c
index e3bdb55..e6c662e 100644
--- a/src/names.c
+++ b/src/names.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ check_restricted (RECODE_CONST_OUTER outer,
        pair < outer->pair_restriction + outer->pair_restrictions;
        pair++)
     {
-      /* Reject the charset if the characters in the pair do not exist of
+      /* Reject the charset if the characters in the pair do not exist or
 	 if their respective definition do not match.  */
 
       left = recode_code_to_ucs2 (before, pair->left);
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ recode_list_full_charset (RECODE_OUTER outer, RECODE_CONST_SYMBOL charset)
 	const unsigned short *data = (const unsigned short *) charset->data;
 	unsigned code;		/* code counter */
 	unsigned expected;	/* expected value for code counter */
-	bool insert_white;	/* insert a while line before printing */
+	bool insert_white;	/* insert a white line before printing */
 
 	/* Print the long table according to explode data.  */
 
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ recode_list_full_charset (RECODE_OUTER outer, RECODE_CONST_SYMBOL charset)
       {
 	unsigned code;		/* code counter */
 	int ucs2;		/* UCS-2 translation */
-	bool insert_white;	/* insert a while line before printing */
+	bool insert_white;	/* insert a white line before printing */
 
 	/* Print the long table according to strip data.  */
 
diff --git a/src/outer.c b/src/outer.c
index 651162b..3254659 100644
--- a/src/outer.c
+++ b/src/outer.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ estimate_single_cost (_GL_UNUSED RECODE_OUTER outer, RECODE_SINGLE single)
   int cost;
 
   /* Ensure a small average cost for each single step, yet much trying to
-     avoid single steps prone to loosing information.  */
+     avoid single steps prone to losing information.  */
 
   cost = single->quality.reversible ? 10 : 200;
 
diff --git a/src/quoted.c b/src/quoted.c
index 2914da4..8e156ba 100644
--- a/src/quoted.c
+++ b/src/quoted.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ transform_data_quoted_printable (RECODE_SUBTASK subtask)
 
 	default:
 
-	  /* Case of an inconditional quotable character.  */
+	  /* Case of an unconditionally quotable character.  */
 
 	  if (available > 3)
 	    {
diff --git a/src/recode.c b/src/recode.c
index fd7c44a..df8dd71 100644
--- a/src/recode.c
+++ b/src/recode.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ recode_invert_table (RECODE_OUTER outer, const unsigned char *table)
 | NUMBER_OF_PAIRS constraints.  If FIRST_HALF_IMPLIED is not zero, default   |
 | the unconstrained characters of the first 128 to the identity mapping.  If |
 | REVERSE is not zero, use right_table instead of left_table to complete the |
-| table, yet new pairs are created only when fallback is recode_reversibility.      |
+| table, yet new pairs are created only when fallback is reversibility.      |
 `---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 bool
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ recode_complete_pairs (RECODE_OUTER outer, RECODE_STEP step,
 	}
     }
 
-  /* Set all the implied correspondances.  */
+  /* Set all the implied correspondences.  */
 
   if (first_half_implied)
     for (counter = 0; counter < 128; counter++)
diff --git a/src/recodext.h b/src/recodext.h
index fe299a5..af82854 100644
--- a/src/recodext.h
+++ b/src/recodext.h
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ struct recode_request
        the other charset, one can edit text as well as LaTeX directives.  */
     bool diacritics_only : 1;
 
-    /* For `ibmpc' charset, characters 176 to 223 are use to draw boxes.  If
+    /* For `ibmpc' charset, characters 176 to 223 are used to draw boxes.  If
        this field is set, while getting out of `ibmpc', ASCII characters are
        selected so to approximate these boxes.  */
     bool ascii_graphics : 1;
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ typedef unsigned short recode_ucs2;
 /* "Are we speaking slips, strips or bars?" (of gold-pressed latinum :-) */
 #define STRIP_SIZE 8
 
-/* An struct strip_data is a pointer to a pool of strips, and an array
+/* A struct strip_data is a pointer to a pool of strips, and an array
    of 256/STRIP_SIZE offsets for the start of strips into the pool, each strip
    describes STRIP_SIZE UCS-2 characters.  A missing character in a strip is
    indicated by all 16 bits set.  */
diff --git a/src/request.c b/src/request.c
index 77a38ec..f9b1449 100644
--- a/src/request.c
+++ b/src/request.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ add_to_sequence (RECODE_REQUEST request, RECODE_SINGLE single,
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------.
 | Find a SEQUENCE of single steps to achieve a conversion from charset  |
-| BEFORE to charset AFTER.  Return false only if no sequence could been |
+| BEFORE to charset AFTER.  Return false only if no sequence could be   |
 | found.  Explain what was selected if VERBOSE.                         |
 `----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ compare_struct_item (const void *void_first, const void *void_second)
 | Complete the initialisation of a double step which just has been merged |
 | into a single STEP.  Establish known pairings by comparing UCS-2 values |
 | between the before and after charsets.  Create new pairs only when      |
-| fallback is recode_reversibility.                                              |
+| fallback is reversibility.                                              |
 `------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 static bool
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ complete_double_ucs2_step (RECODE_OUTER outer, RECODE_STEP step)
   struct recode_known_pair pair_array[256]; /* obtained pairings */
   struct recode_known_pair *pair_cursor; /* cursor in array of pairings */
 
-  /* For ensuring recode_reversibility, known pairs should be computed the same
-     way regardless of the direction of recoding.  This canonalisation is
+  /* For ensuring reversibility, known pairs should be computed the same
+     way regardless of the direction of recoding.  This canonicalisation is
      ensured through the charset values, which are increasing along the
      initialisation order.  This should also reflect the charset order in
      rfc1345.txt.  */