diff --git a/docs/reference/builder.md b/docs/reference/builder.md
index 4c7e059c83..8090aa94de 100644
--- a/docs/reference/builder.md
+++ b/docs/reference/builder.md
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ default is `/bin/sh -c` on Linux or `cmd /S /C` on Windows)
 - `RUN ["executable", "param1", "param2"]` (*exec* form)
 
 The `RUN` instruction will execute any commands in a new layer on top of the
-current image and commit the results. The resulting committed image will be
+current image and commit the results. The resulting comitted image will be
 used for the next step in the `Dockerfile`.
 
 Layering `RUN` instructions and generating commits conforms to the core
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ RUN /bin/bash -c 'source $HOME/.bashrc ; echo $HOME'
 >
 > **Note**:
 > In the *JSON* form, it is necessary to escape backslashes. This is
-> particularly relevant on Windows where the backslash is the path seperator.
+> particularly relevant on Windows where the backslash is the path separator.
 > The following line would otherwise be treated as *shell* form due to not
 > being valid JSON, and fail in an unexpected way:
 > `RUN ["c:\windows\system32\tasklist.exe"]`
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/search.md b/docs/reference/commandline/search.md
index fff426d38d..672ff7554a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/search.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/search.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ This example displays images with a name containing 'busybox':
     ofayau/busybox-libc32            Busybox with 32 bits (and 64 bits) libs         1                    [OK]
     peelsky/zulu-openjdk-busybox                                                     1                    [OK]
     skomma/busybox-data              Docker image suitable for data volume cont...   1                    [OK]
-    elektritter/busybox-teamspeak    Leightweight teamspeak3 container based on...   1                    [OK]
+    elektritter/busybox-teamspeak    Lightweight teamspeak3 container based on...    1                    [OK]
     socketplane/busybox                                                              1                    [OK]
     oveits/docker-nginx-busybox      This is a tiny NginX docker image based on...   0                    [OK]
     ggtools/busybox-ubuntu           Busybox ubuntu version with extra goodies       0                    [OK]
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/swarm_init.md b/docs/reference/commandline/swarm_init.md
index 76456a7936..21378962c2 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/swarm_init.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/swarm_init.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ID                           NAME      MEMBERSHIP  STATUS  AVAILABILITY  MANAGER
 ### `--auto-accept value`
 
 This flag controls node acceptance into the cluster. By default, `worker` nodes are
-automatically accepted by the cluster. This can be changed by specifing what kinds of nodes
+automatically accepted by the cluster. This can be changed by specifying what kinds of nodes
 can be auto-accepted into the cluster. If auto-accept is not turned on, then
 [node accept](node_accept.md) can be used to explicitly accept a node into the cluster.
 
diff --git a/experimental/vlan-networks.md b/experimental/vlan-networks.md
index 66723b9bde..7704c5758f 100644
--- a/experimental/vlan-networks.md
+++ b/experimental/vlan-networks.md
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ docker network  create  -d ipvlan \
 
 
 # Start a few of containers on the network (ipnet110) 
-# in seperate terminals and check connectivity
+# in separate terminals and check connectivity
 docker run --net=ipnet110 -it --rm alpine /bin/sh
 # Start a second container specifying the v6 address
 docker run --net=ipnet110 --ip6=2001:db8:abc6::10 -it --rm alpine /bin/sh