diff --git a/doc/admin-guide-cloud-rst/source/blockstorage-manage-volumes.rst b/doc/admin-guide-cloud-rst/source/blockstorage-manage-volumes.rst
index 10d09e3d6d..de3e1e7d86 100644
--- a/doc/admin-guide-cloud-rst/source/blockstorage-manage-volumes.rst
+++ b/doc/admin-guide-cloud-rst/source/blockstorage-manage-volumes.rst
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ troubleshoot your installation and back up your Compute volumes.
    blockstorage_volume_backups.rst
    blockstorage_volume_backups_export_import.rst
    blockstorage-lio-iscsi-support.rst
-   blockstorage_volume_number_weighter.rst
+   blockstorage_volume_number_weigher.rst
    blockstorage-consistency-groups.rst
    blockstorage-driver-filter-weighing.rst
    blockstorage_ratelimit_volume_copy_bandwidth.rst
diff --git a/doc/admin-guide-cloud-rst/source/blockstorage_volume_number_weighter.rst b/doc/admin-guide-cloud-rst/source/blockstorage_volume_number_weigher.rst
similarity index 87%
rename from doc/admin-guide-cloud-rst/source/blockstorage_volume_number_weighter.rst
rename to doc/admin-guide-cloud-rst/source/blockstorage_volume_number_weigher.rst
index 857f7abe2c..d37c00f4e6 100644
--- a/doc/admin-guide-cloud-rst/source/blockstorage_volume_number_weighter.rst
+++ b/doc/admin-guide-cloud-rst/source/blockstorage_volume_number_weigher.rst
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
-.. _volume_number_weighter:
+.. _volume_number_weigher:
 
 .. highlight: ini
    :linenothreshold: 5
 
-========================================
-Configure and use volume number weighter
-========================================
+=======================================
+Configure and use volume number weigher
+=======================================
 
 OpenStack Block Storage enables you to choose a volume back end according
-to ``free_capacity`` and ``allocated_capacity``. The volume number weighter
+to ``free_capacity`` and ``allocated_capacity``. The volume number weigher
 feature lets the scheduler choose a volume back end based on its volume
 number in the volume back end. This can provide another means to improve
 the volume back ends' I/O balance and the volumes' I/O performance.
 
-Enable volume number weighter
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Enable volume number weigher
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-To enable a volume number weighter, set the
-``scheduler_default_weighters`` to ``VolumeNumberWeigher`` flag in the
+To enable a volume number weigher, set the
+``scheduler_default_weighers`` to ``VolumeNumberWeigher`` flag in the
 :file:`cinder.conf` file to define ``VolumeNumberWeigher``
-as the selected weighter.
+as the selected weigher.
 
 Configure multiple-storage back ends
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/admin-guide-cloud/blockstorage/section_volume_number_weighter.xml b/doc/admin-guide-cloud/blockstorage/section_volume_number_weigher.xml
similarity index 90%
rename from doc/admin-guide-cloud/blockstorage/section_volume_number_weighter.xml
rename to doc/admin-guide-cloud/blockstorage/section_volume_number_weigher.xml
index 1359a66217..dc8b62c214 100644
--- a/doc/admin-guide-cloud/blockstorage/section_volume_number_weighter.xml
+++ b/doc/admin-guide-cloud/blockstorage/section_volume_number_weigher.xml
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@
   xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
   xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
   version="5.0"
-  xml:id="volume_number_weighter">
-    <title>Configure and use volume number weighter</title>
+  xml:id="volume_number_weigher">
+    <title>Configure and use volume number weigher</title>
     <para>OpenStack Block Storage enables you to choose a volume back end
 according
     to <option>free_capacity</option> and <option>allocated_capacity</option>.
-    The volume number weighter feature lets the scheduler choose a volume back end based
+    The volume number weigher feature lets the scheduler choose a volume back end based
     on its volume number in the volume back end. This can provide another means to improve
     the volume back ends' I/O balance and the volumes' I/O performance.</para>
     <simplesect>
-        <title>Enable volume number weighter</title>
-        <para>To enable a volume number weighter, set the <option>scheduler_default_weighters</option>
+        <title>Enable volume number weigher</title>
+        <para>To enable a volume number weigher, set the <option>scheduler_default_weighers</option>
         to <literal>VolumeNumberWeigher</literal> flag in the <filename>cinder.conf</filename> file to
-        define <literal>VolumeNumberWeigher</literal> as the selected weighter.
+        define <literal>VolumeNumberWeigher</literal> as the selected weigher.
         </para>
     </simplesect>
     <simplesect>
diff --git a/doc/admin-guide-cloud/ch_blockstorage.xml b/doc/admin-guide-cloud/ch_blockstorage.xml
index f8798e8531..0c23a8a12c 100644
--- a/doc/admin-guide-cloud/ch_blockstorage.xml
+++ b/doc/admin-guide-cloud/ch_blockstorage.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
                 create, delete, and verify volumes and determine
                 targets and add iSCSI initiators to the system.</para>
         </section>
-        <xi:include href="blockstorage/section_volume_number_weighter.xml"/>
+        <xi:include href="blockstorage/section_volume_number_weigher.xml"/>
         <xi:include href="blockstorage/section_consistency_groups.xml"/>
         <xi:include href="blockstorage/section_driver_filter_weighing.xml"/>
         <xi:include href="blockstorage/section_ratelimit-volume-copy-bandwidth.xml"/>
diff --git a/doc/config-reference/compute/section_nova-conf.xml b/doc/config-reference/compute/section_nova-conf.xml
index ce09ff9f22..0a3c5bfd31 100644
--- a/doc/config-reference/compute/section_nova-conf.xml
+++ b/doc/config-reference/compute/section_nova-conf.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                     <term><literal>[metrics]</literal></term>
                     <listitem>
                         <para>
-                          Configures weights for the metrics weighter.
+                          Configures weights for the metrics weigher.
                         </para>
                     </listitem>
                 </varlistentry>