diff --git a/cinder/manager.py b/cinder/manager.py
index 4d239d1b3fd..cc198b22701 100644
--- a/cinder/manager.py
+++ b/cinder/manager.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Manager(base.Base, PeriodicTasks):
     def is_working(self):
         """Method indicating if service is working correctly.
 
-        This method is supposed to be overriden by subclasses and return if
+        This method is supposed to be overridden by subclasses and return if
         manager is working correctly.
         """
         return True
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/api/test_common.py b/cinder/tests/unit/api/test_common.py
index 066965a1b29..608833a4894 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/api/test_common.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/api/test_common.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class SortParamUtilsTest(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(['desc'], sort_dirs)
 
     def test_get_sort_params_override_defaults(self):
-        """Verifies that the defaults can be overriden."""
+        """Verifies that the defaults can be overridden."""
         sort_keys, sort_dirs = common.get_sort_params({}, default_key='key1',
                                                       default_dir='dir1')
         self.assertEqual(['key1'], sort_keys)
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/emc/emc_vmax_utils.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/emc/emc_vmax_utils.py
index c4fbfcfff26..cf228f419ed 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/emc/emc_vmax_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/emc/emc_vmax_utils.py
@@ -2660,7 +2660,7 @@ class EMCVMAXUtils(object):
     def override_ratio(self, max_over_sub_ratio, max_sub_ratio_from_per):
         """Override ratio if necessary
 
-        The over subscription ratio will be overriden if the max subscription
+        The over subscription ratio will be overridden if the max subscription
         percent is less than the user supplied max oversubscription ratio.
 
         :param max_over_sub_ratio: user supplied over subscription ratio