diff --git a/doc/source/replication_network.rst b/doc/source/replication_network.rst
index 6a6f8e99fd..138cb42186 100644
--- a/doc/source/replication_network.rst
+++ b/doc/source/replication_network.rst
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ For SAIO replication
         read only = false
         lock file = /var/lock/object6080.lock
 
-#. Restart rsync deamon::
+#. Restart rsync daemon::
 
         service rsync restart
 
diff --git a/etc/account-server.conf-sample b/etc/account-server.conf-sample
index 97d6eabca3..6a7fcb929b 100644
--- a/etc/account-server.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/account-server.conf-sample
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ use = egg:swift#recon
 # requested by delay_reaping.
 # reap_warn_after = 2592000
 
-# Note: Put it at the beginning of the pipleline to profile all middleware. But
+# Note: Put it at the beginning of the pipeline to profile all middleware. But
 # it is safer to put this after healthcheck.
 [filter:xprofile]
 use = egg:swift#xprofile
diff --git a/etc/container-server.conf-sample b/etc/container-server.conf-sample
index 6ded6d6dbf..de511368ad 100644
--- a/etc/container-server.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/container-server.conf-sample
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ use = egg:swift#recon
 # Maximum amount of time to spend syncing each container per pass
 # container_time = 60
 
-# Note: Put it at the beginning of the pipleline to profile all middleware. But
+# Note: Put it at the beginning of the pipeline to profile all middleware. But
 # it is safer to put this after healthcheck.
 [filter:xprofile]
 use = egg:swift#xprofile
diff --git a/swift/common/storage_policy.py b/swift/common/storage_policy.py
index 4cd95a5d9e..245e3c325b 100644
--- a/swift/common/storage_policy.py
+++ b/swift/common/storage_policy.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def parse_storage_policies(conf):
         if not section.startswith('storage-policy:'):
             continue
         policy_index = section.split(':', 1)[1]
-        # map config option name to StoragePolicy paramater name
+        # map config option name to StoragePolicy parameter name
         config_to_policy_option_map = {
             'name': 'name',
             'default': 'is_default',
diff --git a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
index ac07a18cf6..728ec594de 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def _set_info_cache(app, env, account, container, resp):
     else:
         cache_time = None
 
-    # Next actually set both memcache and the env chache
+    # Next actually set both memcache and the env cache
     memcache = getattr(app, 'memcache', None) or env.get('swift.cache')
     if not cache_time:
         env.pop(env_key, None)
diff --git a/test/sample.conf b/test/sample.conf
index 4a7b5684ca..9f20ac9e4f 100644
--- a/test/sample.conf
+++ b/test/sample.conf
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ password3 = testing3
 
 collate = C
 
-# Only necessary if a pre-exising server uses self-signed certificate
+# Only necessary if a pre-existing server uses self-signed certificate
 insecure = no
 
 [unit_test]
diff --git a/test/unit/obj/test_replicator.py b/test/unit/obj/test_replicator.py
index cda8e9a2f0..74c1c910a1 100644
--- a/test/unit/obj/test_replicator.py
+++ b/test/unit/obj/test_replicator.py
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ class TestObjectReplicator(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             object_replicator.http_connect = mock_http_connect(200)
             # Write some files into '1' and run replicate- they should be moved
-            # to the other partitoins and then node should get deleted.
+            # to the other partitions and then node should get deleted.
             cur_part = '1'
             df = self.df_mgr.get_diskfile('sda', cur_part, 'a', 'c', 'o')
             mkdirs(df._datadir)
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ class TestObjectReplicator(unittest.TestCase):
         resp.read.return_value = pickle.dumps({})
         for job in jobs:
             set_default(self)
-            # limit local job to policy 0 for simplicty
+            # limit local job to policy 0 for simplicity
             if job['partition'] == '0' and job['policy_idx'] == 0:
                 local_job = job.copy()
                 continue
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ class TestObjectReplicator(unittest.TestCase):
             node['replication_ip'] = '127.0.0.11'
             node['replication_port'] = '6011'
         set_default(self)
-        # with only one set of headers make sure we speicy index 0 here
+        # with only one set of headers make sure we specify index 0 here
         # as otherwise it may be different from earlier tests
         self.headers['X-Backend-Storage-Policy-Index'] = 0
         self.replicator.update(repl_job)
diff --git a/test/unit/obj/test_server.py b/test/unit/obj/test_server.py
index e2137484ef..3e45c6fbe6 100755
--- a/test/unit/obj/test_server.py
+++ b/test/unit/obj/test_server.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class TestObjectController(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(resp.status_int, 412)
 
     def test_PUT_if_none_match(self):
-        # PUT with if-none-match set and nothing there should succede
+        # PUT with if-none-match set and nothing there should succeed
         timestamp = normalize_timestamp(time())
         req = Request.blank(
             '/sda1/p/a/c/o', environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'PUT'},