diff --git a/conf/example.conf.in b/conf/example.conf.in
index 276b33d29..20e1ec0a8 100644
--- a/conf/example.conf.in
+++ b/conf/example.conf.in
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ devices {
 	# Configuration option devices/use_devicesfile.
 	# Enable or disable the use of a devices file.
 	# When enabled, lvm will only use devices that
-	# are lised in the devices file. A devices file will
+	# are listed in the devices file. A devices file will
 	# be used, regardless of this setting, when the --devicesfile
 	# option is set to a specific file name.
 	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ allocation {
 
 	# Configuration option allocation/cache_pool_max_chunks.
 	# The maximum number of chunks in a cache pool.
-	# For cache target v1.9 the recommended maximumm is 1000000 chunks.
+	# For cache target v1.9 the recommended maximum is 1000000 chunks.
 	# Using cache pool with more chunks may degrade cache performance.
 	# This configuration option does not have a default value defined.
 
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ log {
 	# to define fields to display and sort fields for the log report.
 	# You can also use log/command_log_selection to define selection
 	# criteria used each time the log is reported.
-	# Note that if report/output_format (or --reporformat command line
+	# Note that if report/output_format (or --reportformat command line
 	# option) is set to json or json_std, then log/report_command_log=1
 	# is default.
 	# This configuration option has an automatic default value.
@@ -1869,7 +1869,7 @@ activation {
 	#     uses are present. Other PVs in the Volume Group may be missing.
 	#   degraded
 	#     Like complete, but additionally RAID LVs of segment type raid1,
-	#     raid4, raid5, radid6 and raid10 will be activated if there is no
+	#     raid4, raid5, raid6 and raid10 will be activated if there is no
 	#     data loss, i.e. they have sufficient redundancy to present the
 	#     entire addressable range of the Logical Volume.
 	#   partial
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ report {
 	#   %F
 	#     Equivalent to %Y-%m-%d (the ISO 8601 date format).
 	#   %G
-	#     The ISO 8601 week-based year with century as adecimal number.
+	#     The ISO 8601 week-based year with century as a decimal number.
 	#     The 4-digit year corresponding to the ISO week number (see %V).
 	#     This has the same format and value as %Y, except that if the
 	#     ISO week number belongs to the previous or next year, that year
diff --git a/man/lvchange.8_pregen b/man/lvchange.8_pregen
index be172b6f7..d86186cd3 100644
--- a/man/lvchange.8_pregen
+++ b/man/lvchange.8_pregen
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ required, after which the others are optional.
 .P
 \(em
 .P
-Resyncronize a mirror or raid LV. 
+Resynchronize a mirror or raid LV. 
 .br
 Use to reset 'R' attribute on a not initially synchronized LV.
 .br
diff --git a/man/lvmdevices.8_pregen b/man/lvmdevices.8_pregen
index 228b7aaa2..238d5c5ed 100644
--- a/man/lvmdevices.8_pregen
+++ b/man/lvmdevices.8_pregen
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ is used for md devices, reported by sysfs.
 is used if a PV is placed on top of an lvm LV, reported by sysfs.
 .IP \[bu] 2
 .B loop_file
-is used for loop devices, the backing file name repored by sysfs.
+is used for loop devices, the backing file name reported by sysfs.
 .IP \[bu] 2
 .B devname
 the device name is used if no other type applies.
diff --git a/man/vgcreate.8_pregen b/man/vgcreate.8_pregen
index 07fc9e485..9e8764802 100644
--- a/man/vgcreate.8_pregen
+++ b/man/vgcreate.8_pregen
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ vgcreate \(em Create a volume group
 .
 vgcreate creates a new VG on block devices. If the devices were not
 previously initialized as PVs with \fBpvcreate\fP(8), vgcreate will
-inititialize them, making them PVs. The pvcreate options for initializing
+initialize them, making them PVs. The pvcreate options for initializing
 devices are also available with vgcreate.
 .P
 When vgcreate uses an existing PV, that PV's existing values for metadata