diff --git a/docs/_attic/staking/local-testnet.rst b/docs/_attic/staking/local-testnet.rst
index b8d30d2e2..830830a6f 100644
--- a/docs/_attic/staking/local-testnet.rst
+++ b/docs/_attic/staking/local-testnet.rst
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Start Nodes
 
 Now that we've initialized the chains, we can start both nodes:
 
-NOTE: each command below must be started in seperate terminal windows. Alternatively, to run this testnet across multiple machines, you'd replace the ``seeds = "0.0.0.0"`` in ``~/.gaia2.config.toml`` with the IP of the first node, and could skip the modifications we made to the config file above because port conflicts would be avoided.
+NOTE: each command below must be started in separate terminal windows. Alternatively, to run this testnet across multiple machines, you'd replace the ``seeds = "0.0.0.0"`` in ``~/.gaia2.config.toml`` with the IP of the first node, and could skip the modifications we made to the config file above because port conflicts would be avoided.
 
 ::
 
diff --git a/docs/spec/staking/transactions.md b/docs/spec/staking/transactions.md
index 91df029c9..55b1a8ed1 100644
--- a/docs/spec/staking/transactions.md
+++ b/docs/spec/staking/transactions.md
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ startUnbonding(tx TxStartUnbonding):
 ### TxCompleteUnbonding
 
 Complete the unbonding and transfer the coins to the delegate. Perform any
-slashing that occured during the unbonding period.
+slashing that occurred during the unbonding period.
 
 ```golang
 type TxUnbondingComplete struct {
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper.go b/x/stake/keeper.go
index 52ed82713..dd7a44663 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper.go
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (k Keeper) updateValidator(ctx sdk.Context, validator Validator) Validator
 		store.Set(GetValidatorKey(ownerAddr), bz)
 	}()
 
-	// retreive the old validator record
+	// retrieve the old validator record
 	oldValidator, oldFound := k.GetValidator(ctx, ownerAddr)
 
 	if validator.Revoked && oldValidator.Status() == sdk.Bonded {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func (k Keeper) updateValidator(ctx sdk.Context, validator Validator) Validator
 
 	// update the validator set for this validator
 	updatedVal := k.updateBondedValidators(ctx, store, validator)
-	if updatedVal.Owner != nil { // updates to validator occured  to be updated
+	if updatedVal.Owner != nil { // updates to validator occurred  to be updated
 		validator = updatedVal
 	}
 	return validator
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ func (k Keeper) bondValidator(ctx sdk.Context, store sdk.KVStore, validator Vali
 
 func (k Keeper) removeValidator(ctx sdk.Context, address sdk.Address) {
 
-	// first retreive the old validator record
+	// first retrieve the old validator record
 	validator, found := k.GetValidator(ctx, address)
 	if !found {
 		return
diff --git a/x/stake/keeper_test.go b/x/stake/keeper_test.go
index 7c163a434..7b8b9ddcc 100644
--- a/x/stake/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/stake/keeper_test.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func GetValidatorSortingMixed(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, validators[0].Owner, resValidators[4].Owner, "%v", resValidators)
 }
 
-// TODO seperate out into multiple tests
+// TODO separate out into multiple tests
 func TestGetValidatorsEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _, keeper := createTestInput(t, false, sdk.NewInt(0))
 	var found bool
diff --git a/x/stake/pool.go b/x/stake/pool.go
index 91e898770..4b65c0e8e 100644
--- a/x/stake/pool.go
+++ b/x/stake/pool.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type Pool struct {
 	DateLastCommissionReset int64 `json:"date_last_commission_reset"` // unix timestamp for last commission accounting reset (daily)
 
 	// Fee Related
-	PrevBondedShares sdk.Rat `json:"prev_bonded_shares"` // last recorded bonded shares - for fee calcualtions
+	PrevBondedShares sdk.Rat `json:"prev_bonded_shares"` // last recorded bonded shares - for fee calculations
 }
 
 func (p Pool) equal(p2 Pool) bool {
diff --git a/x/stake/validator.go b/x/stake/validator.go
index e0e396385..ce6e7a7eb 100644
--- a/x/stake/validator.go
+++ b/x/stake/validator.go
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func (v Validator) HumanReadableString() (string, error) {
 	resp += fmt.Sprintf("Proposer Reward Pool: %s\n", v.ProposerRewardPool.String())
 	resp += fmt.Sprintf("Commission: %s\n", v.Commission.String())
 	resp += fmt.Sprintf("Max Commission Rate: %s\n", v.CommissionMax.String())
-	resp += fmt.Sprintf("Comission Change Rate: %s\n", v.CommissionChangeRate.String())
+	resp += fmt.Sprintf("Commission Change Rate: %s\n", v.CommissionChangeRate.String())
 	resp += fmt.Sprintf("Commission Change Today: %s\n", v.CommissionChangeToday.String())
 	resp += fmt.Sprintf("Previously Bonded Stares: %s\n", v.PrevBondedShares.String())