diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/build_problem.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/build_problem.md
index 5f9eff2..55a242a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/build_problem.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/build_problem.md
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ Linking: static/dynamic
 Cross compilation: yes/no
 Target architecture: (uname -m on Linux if not cross-compiling)
 
-**Aditional context**
+**Additional context**
 Any additional information that seems to be relevant.
diff --git a/doc/config.md b/doc/config.md
index 788dae1..e38ec44 100644
--- a/doc/config.md
+++ b/doc/config.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ It's the most [secure](https://github.com/Kixunil/security_writings/blob/master/
 Set `rpccookiefile` option of `bitcoind` to a file within an existing directory which it can access.
 You can skip it if you're running both daemons under the same user and with the default directories.
 
-`electrs` will wait for `bitcoind` to sync, however, you will be unabe to use it until the syncing is done.
+`electrs` will wait for `bitcoind` to sync, however, you will be unable to use it until the syncing is done.
 
 Example command for running `bitcoind` (assuming same user, default dirs):
 
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ It is a good practice to use these special arguments at the beginning of the com
 
 **Naming convention**
 
-For each command line argument an **environment variable** of the same name with `ELECTRS_` prefix, upper case letters and underscores instead of hypens exists
+For each command line argument an **environment variable** of the same name with `ELECTRS_` prefix, upper case letters and underscores instead of hyphens exists
 (e.g. you can use `ELECTRS_ELECTRUM_RPC_ADDR` instead of `--electrum-rpc-addr`).
 
-Similarly, for each such argument an option in config file exists with underscores instead of hypens (e.g. `electrum_rpc_addr`).
+Similarly, for each such argument an option in config file exists with underscores instead of hyphens (e.g. `electrum_rpc_addr`).
 
 You need to use `true` value in case of flags (e.g. `timestamp = true`).
 
diff --git a/doc/cookie_deprecation.md b/doc/cookie_deprecation.md
index 65cb430..953dfc0 100644
--- a/doc/cookie_deprecation.md
+++ b/doc/cookie_deprecation.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 As of 0.8.8 the `cookie` option is deprecated and it will be removed.
 A new `auth` option was added.
-If you don't use the `cookie` otpion, you're not affected and don't need to read this.
+If you don't use the `cookie` option, you're not affected and don't need to read this.
 Note that this is different from `cookie_file`.
 
 ## Why?
diff --git a/doc/usage.md b/doc/usage.md
index fd61645..7b9c736 100644
--- a/doc/usage.md
+++ b/doc/usage.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Config { network: Bitcoin, db_path: "./db/bitcoin", daemon_dir: "/home/user/.bit
 You can specify options via command-line parameters, environment variables or using config files.
 See the documentation above.
 
-Note that the final DB size should be ~10% of the `blk*.dat` files, but it may increase to ~20% at the end of the inital sync (just before the [full compaction is invoked](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/wiki/Manual-Compaction)).
+Note that the final DB size should be ~10% of the `blk*.dat` files, but it may increase to ~20% at the end of the initial sync (just before the [full compaction is invoked](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/wiki/Manual-Compaction)).
 
 It should take roughly 18 hours to sync and compact the index on an ODROID-HC1 with 8 CPU cores @ 2GHz, 2GB RAM, and an SSD using the command above.
 
diff --git a/src/chain.rs b/src/chain.rs
index 9d0dc40..0e833bf 100644
--- a/src/chain.rs
+++ b/src/chain.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl Chain {
         ))])
     }
 
-    /// Load the chain from a collecion of headers, up to the given tip
+    /// Load the chain from a collection of headers, up to the given tip
     pub(crate) fn load(&mut self, headers: Vec<BlockHeader>, tip: BlockHash) {
         let genesis_hash = self.headers[0].0;
 
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index cb90796..4044ab8 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ impl Config {
                 Auth::UserPass(parts[0].to_owned(), parts[1].to_owned())
             }
             (Some(_), Some(_)) => {
-                eprintln!("Error: ambigous configuration - auth and cookie_file can't be specified at the same time");
+                eprintln!("Error: ambiguous configuration - auth and cookie_file can't be specified at the same time");
                 std::process::exit(1);
             }
         });
diff --git a/src/status.rs b/src/status.rs
index ac577d9..661c4fb 100644
--- a/src/status.rs
+++ b/src/status.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl HistoryEntry {
 
 /// ScriptHash subscription status
 pub struct ScriptHashStatus {
-    scripthash: ScriptHash, // specfic scripthash to be queried
+    scripthash: ScriptHash, // specific scripthash to be queried
     tip: BlockHash,         // used for skipping confirmed entries' sync
     confirmed: HashMap<BlockHash, Vec<TxEntry>>, // confirmed entries, partitioned per block (may contain stale blocks)
     mempool: Vec<TxEntry>,                       // unconfirmed entries