diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/man.rst
index 5a35a2cc..fcbf112d 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/man.rst
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ syslog
    enables logging to syslog
 
 verify-incoming
-   enforce the use of TLS and verify a client's authenticity on incomming connections
+   enforce the use of TLS and verify a client's authenticity on incoming connections
 
 verify-outgoing
    enforce the use of TLS and verify the peers authenticity on outgoing connections
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/man.rst
index 80d6aa89..0d0ad3ae 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__key_value/man.rst
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ EXAMPLES
        --delimiter ' = ' --comment '# my linux kernel should act as a router'
 
     # Remove existing key/value
-    __key_value LEGACY_KEY --file /etc/somefile --state absent --delimiter '=' 
+    __key_value LEGACY_KEY --file /etc/somefile --state absent --delimiter '='
 
 
 MORE INFORMATION
 ----------------
 This type try to handle as many values as possible, so it doesn't use regexes.
-So you need to exactly specify the key and delimiter. Delimiter can be of any lenght.
+So you need to exactly specify the key and delimiter. Delimiter can be of any length.
 
 
 AUTHORS
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__staged_file/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__staged_file/man.rst
index 3d8ee966..4c54e5f5 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__staged_file/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__staged_file/man.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cdist) and then deployed to the target host using the __file type.
 REQUIRED PARAMETERS
 -------------------
 source
-   the URL from which to retreive the source file.
+   the URL from which to retrieve the source file.
    e.g.
 
    * https://dl.bintray.com/mitchellh/consul/0.4.1_linux_amd64.zip
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__zypper_service/man.rst b/cdist/conf/type/__zypper_service/man.rst
index c596dea0..c76a5ffc 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__zypper_service/man.rst
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__zypper_service/man.rst
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ uri
 OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
 -------------------
 service_desc
-    If supplied, use the service_desc and not the object id as descritpion for the service.
+    If supplied, use the service_desc and not the object id as description for the service.
 
 state
-    Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present"  
+    Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present"
 
 type
     Defaults to "ris", the standard type of services at SLES11. For other values, see manpage of zypper.