diff --git a/panels/network/net-vpn.c b/panels/network/net-vpn.c
index 76b19372..b6a9120f 100644
--- a/panels/network/net-vpn.c
+++ b/panels/network/net-vpn.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ net_vpn_set_connection (NetVpn *vpn, NMConnection *connection)
         NMClient *client;
 
         /*
-         * vpnc config exmaple:
+         * vpnc config example:
          * key=IKE DH Group, value=dh2
          * key=xauth-password-type, value=ask
          * key=ipsec-secret-type, value=save
diff --git a/panels/network/panel-common.c b/panels/network/panel-common.c
index d6f8b56f..a0e8e3ea 100644
--- a/panels/network/panel-common.c
+++ b/panels/network/panel-common.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ panel_device_to_icon_name (NMDevice *device, gboolean symbolic)
  * panel_device_get_sort_category:
  *
  * Try to return order of approximate connection speed.
- * But sort wifi first, since thats the common case.
+ * But sort wifi first, since that's the common case.
  **/
 gint
 panel_device_get_sort_category (NMDevice *device)
diff --git a/panels/network/wireless-security/wireless-security.c b/panels/network/wireless-security/wireless-security.c
index bd233b06..8baef5b7 100644
--- a/panels/network/wireless-security/wireless-security.c
+++ b/panels/network/wireless-security/wireless-security.c
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ ws_802_1x_fill_connection (WirelessSecurity *sec,
 	gtk_tree_model_get (model, &iter, AUTH_METHOD_COLUMN, &eap, -1);
 	g_assert (eap);
 
-	/* Get previous pasword flags, if any. Otherwise default to agent-owned secrets */
+	/* Get previous password flags, if any. Otherwise default to agent-owned secrets */
 	s_8021x = nm_connection_get_setting_802_1x (connection);
 	if (s_8021x)
 		nm_setting_get_secret_flags (NM_SETTING (s_8021x), eap->password_flags_name, &secret_flags, NULL);
diff --git a/panels/wacom/muffin-display-config.xml b/panels/wacom/muffin-display-config.xml
index 139e5c13..163da962 100644
--- a/panels/wacom/muffin-display-config.xml
+++ b/panels/wacom/muffin-display-config.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 			                     or not
 			    - "presentation" (b): whether this output is
 			                          for presentation only
-			    Note: properties might be ignored if not consistenly
+			    Note: properties might be ignored if not consistently
 			    applied to all outputs in the same clone group. In
 			    general, it's expected that presentation or primary
 			    outputs will not be cloned.
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 
 
     @layout_mode current layout mode represents the way logical monitors
-    are layed out on the screen. Possible modes include:
+    are laid out on the screen. Possible modes include:
 
       1 : physical
       2 : logical
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
 	- -1: unknown (unsupported)
 
         A client should not attempt to change the powersave mode
-	from -1 (unknown) to any other value, and viceversa.
+	from -1 (unknown) to any other value, and vice versa.
 	Note that the actual effects of the different values
 	depend on the hardware and the kernel driver in use, and
 	it's perfectly possible that all values different than on