diff --git a/agent/call-scd.c b/agent/call-scd.c
index 33a08a995..8d46b905d 100644
--- a/agent/call-scd.c
+++ b/agent/call-scd.c
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@
 /* Definition of module local data of the CTRL structure.  */
 struct scd_local_s
 {
-  /* We keep a list of all allocated context with an achnor at
+  /* We keep a list of all allocated context with an anchor at
      SCD_LOCAL_LIST (see below). */
   struct scd_local_s *next_local;
 
   /* We need to get back to the ctrl object actually referencing this
-     structure.  This is really an awkward way of enumerint the lcoal
-     contects.  A much cleaner way would be to keep a global list of
+     structure.  This is really an awkward way of enumerating the local
+     contexts.  A much cleaner way would be to keep a global list of
      ctrl objects to enumerate them.  */
   ctrl_t ctrl_backlink;
 
diff --git a/dirmngr/ChangeLog-2011 b/dirmngr/ChangeLog-2011
index a793a33fc..243f2b56f 100644
--- a/dirmngr/ChangeLog-2011
+++ b/dirmngr/ChangeLog-2011
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@
 	* dirmngr-client.c (inq_cert): Ignore "SENDCERT" and
 	"SENDISSUERCERT".
 
-	* server.c (do_get_cert_local): Limit the length of a retruned
+	* server.c (do_get_cert_local): Limit the length of a returned
 	certificate.  Return NULL without an error if an empry value has
 	been received.
 
@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@
 	corrupted CRL files.
 	(open_dir): Read the new dbfile hash field.
 
-	* src/crlfetch.c (crl_fetch, crl_fetch_default): Changed to retrun
+	* src/crlfetch.c (crl_fetch, crl_fetch_default): Changed to return
 	a stream.
 	(fun_reader, fun_closer, setup_funopen): New.
 	* src/server.c (inquire_cert): Changed to use the new stream interface
diff --git a/g10/trustdb.c b/g10/trustdb.c
index 103f83ec9..5f68012f9 100644
--- a/g10/trustdb.c
+++ b/g10/trustdb.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ tdb_register_trusted_key( const char *string )
 
 /*
  * Helper to add a key to the global list of ultimately trusted keys.
- * Retruns: true = inserted, false = already in list.
+ * Returns: true = inserted, false = already in list.
  */
 static int
 add_utk (u32 *kid)
diff --git a/g13/server.c b/g13/server.c
index 0c4563e6a..e3cb313a2 100644
--- a/g13/server.c
+++ b/g13/server.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static FILE *statusfp;
    the CTRL object of each connection.  */
 struct server_local_s
 {
-  /* The Assuan contect we are working on.  */
+  /* The Assuan context we are working on.  */
   assuan_context_t assuan_ctx;
 
   char *containername;  /* Malloced active containername.  */
diff --git a/g13/sh-cmd.c b/g13/sh-cmd.c
index a54f0aec9..523ec56f6 100644
--- a/g13/sh-cmd.c
+++ b/g13/sh-cmd.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
    the CTRL object of each connection.  */
 struct server_local_s
 {
-  /* The Assuan contect we are working on.  */
+  /* The Assuan context we are working on.  */
   assuan_context_t assuan_ctx;
 
   /* The malloced name of the device.  */
diff --git a/tools/gpgparsemail.c b/tools/gpgparsemail.c
index 8c9c4d4ec..b12209755 100644
--- a/tools/gpgparsemail.c
+++ b/tools/gpgparsemail.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ show_event (rfc822parse_event_t event)
 
 /* This function is called by the parser to communicate events.  This
    callback comminucates with the main program using a structure
-   passed in OPAQUE. Should retrun 0 or set errno and return -1. */
+   passed in OPAQUE. Should return 0 or set errno and return -1. */
 static int
 message_cb (void *opaque, rfc822parse_event_t event, rfc822parse_t msg)
 {