diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__package/man.text
index b656c890..90d71e02 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package/man.text
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package/man.text
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ cdist-type__package - Manage packages
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
 This cdist type allows you to install or uninstall packages on the target.
-It dispatches the actual work to the package system dependant types.
+It dispatches the actual work to the package system dependent types.
 
 
 REQUIRED PARAMETERS
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ name::
     package name.
 version::
     The version of the package to install. Default is to install the version
-    choosen by the local package manager.
+    chosen by the local package manager.
 type::
     The package type to use. Default is determined based on the $os explorer
     variable.
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__package_zypper/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__package_zypper/man.text
index 104d3a7a..94786bd9 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__package_zypper/man.text
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__package_zypper/man.text
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ state::
 
 version::
     The version of the package to install. Default is to install the version
-    choosen by the local package manager. For a list of available versions,
+    chosen by the local package manager. For a list of available versions,
     have a look at the output of "zypper se -s packagename"
 
 ptype::
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/man.text
index 6f0c5101..606a54da 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/man.text
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__timezone/man.text
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Ramon Salvadó <rsalvado--@--gnuine--dot--com>
 
 NAME
 ----
-cdist-type__timezone - Allows to configure the desired localtime timezone.
+cdist-type__timezone - Allows one to configure the desired localtime timezone.
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/docs/man/cdist-reference.text.sh b/docs/man/cdist-reference.text.sh
index fda7aa9c..0a9d76ef 100755
--- a/docs/man/cdist-reference.text.sh
+++ b/docs/man/cdist-reference.text.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ confdir/manifest/init::
 
 confdir/manifest/*::
     All other files in this directory are not directly used by cdist, but you
-    can seperate configuration mappings, if you have a lot of code in the
+    can separate configuration mappings, if you have a lot of code in the
     conf/manifest/init file. This may also be helpful to have different admins
     maintain different groups of hosts.
 
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ confdir/type/<name>/gencode-remote::
     Used to generate code to be executed on the target host
 
 confdir/type/<name>/parameter/required::
-    Parameters required by type, \n seperated list.
+    Parameters required by type, \n separated list.
 
 confdir/type/<name>/parameter/optional::
-    Parameters optionally accepted by type, \n seperated list.
+    Parameters optionally accepted by type, \n separated list.
 
 confdir/type/<name>/parameter/default/*::
     Default values for optional parameters.
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ confdir/type/<name>/parameter/default/*::
     be read from the file confdir/type/<name>/parameter/default/foo.
 
 confdir/type/<name>/parameter/boolean::
-    Boolean parameters accepted by type, \n seperated list.
+    Boolean parameters accepted by type, \n separated list.
 
 confdir/type/<name>/explorer::
     Location of the type specific explorers.
diff --git a/docs/man/man7/cdist-manifest.text b/docs/man/man7/cdist-manifest.text
index 80df5410..a844c012 100644
--- a/docs/man/man7/cdist-manifest.text
+++ b/docs/man/man7/cdist-manifest.text
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ How to override objects:
 __user foobar --password 'some_fancy_hash' --home /home/foobarexample
 
 # ... many statements and includes in the manifest later ...
-# somewhere in a conditionaly sourced manifest 
+# somewhere in a conditionally sourced manifest
 # (e.g. for example only sourced if a special application is on the target host)
 
 # this leads to an error ...