diff --git a/bft/msg.go b/bft/msg.go
index 3145681276..3e75c72e26 100644
--- a/bft/msg.go
+++ b/bft/msg.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func (b *BFT) HandleMessage(message proto.Message) lib.ErrorI {
 	// ensure is a valid `Consensus Message` type
 	switch msg := message.(type) {
 	case *Message:
-		// capture the paramters needed to validate the message
+		// capture the parameters needed to validate the message
 		params, err := b.GetValidateMessageParams(msg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/fsm/validator.go b/fsm/validator.go
index 6132d21ee8..e029339bdc 100644
--- a/fsm/validator.go
+++ b/fsm/validator.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func (s *StateMachine) SetValidators(validators []*Validator, supply *Supply) li
 
 // SetValidator() upserts a Validator object into the state
 func (s *StateMachine) SetValidator(validator *Validator) (err lib.ErrorI) {
-	// covert the validator object to bytes
+	// convert the validator object to bytes
 	bz, err := s.marshalValidator(validator)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/lib/certificate.go b/lib/certificate.go
index 8e39c81e13..bbe4694e6c 100644
--- a/lib/certificate.go
+++ b/lib/certificate.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (x *QuorumCertificate) GetNonSigners(vs *ConsensusValidators) (nonSignerPub
 		// exit with empty qc error
 		return nil, 0, ErrEmptyQuorumCertificate()
 	}
-	// retrieve the non-signers from the signature using teh validator set
+	// retrieve the non-signers from the signature using the validator set
 	return x.Signature.GetNonSigners(vs)
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/crypto/address_test.go b/lib/crypto/address_test.go
index 756eea3010..aecaa643f1 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/address_test.go
+++ b/lib/crypto/address_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// cast the public key to bytes
 	addressBytes := Hash(public)[:20]
-	// covert to an address object
+	// convert to an address object
 	address := NewAddress(addressBytes)
 	// validate string function
 	require.Equal(t, address.String(), hex.EncodeToString(addressBytes))
diff --git a/lib/metrics.go b/lib/metrics.go
index f510aa58d8..0a19deae79 100644
--- a/lib/metrics.go
+++ b/lib/metrics.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const metricsPattern = "/metrics"
 type Metrics struct {
 	server          *http.Server  // the http prometheus server
 	chainID         float64       // the chain id the node is running
-	softwareVersion string        // the sofware version the node is running
+	softwareVersion string        // the software version the node is running
 	config          MetricsConfig // the configuration
 	nodeAddress     []byte        // the node's address
 	log             LoggerI       // the logger
diff --git a/store/README.md b/store/README.md
index 24fc947070..8c27413a19 100644
--- a/store/README.md
+++ b/store/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ In Canopy's store's module:
 
 The store package is built from several key components that work together, like building blocks, to
 create a complete storage system. It could be represented like a well-organized filing cabinet,
-where each component has a specific job in managing and storing data. Each compoent from the
+where each component has a specific job in managing and storing data. Each component from the
 simplest to the most complex is described as follows:
 
 1. **`Txn`**: Database transaction manager and BadgerDB bridge