6 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/devname.3 b/lib/libc/gen/devname.3
index f3c698823ad2..83952dcbe3d8 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/devname.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/devname.3
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ function appeared in
 .Sh BUGS
 The
 .Fn devname
-function returns a poiner to an internal static object;
+function returns a pointer to an internal static object;
 thus, subsequent calls will modify the same buffer.
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/dirname.3 b/lib/libc/gen/dirname.3
index e774fdad7407..d66eeaaf08f6 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/dirname.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/dirname.3
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm dirname
-.Nd extract the directory portition of a pathname
+.Nd extract the directory part of a pathname
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .In libgen.h
 .Ft char *
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/getpagesize.3 b/lib/libc/gen/getpagesize.3
index 5848e8992d14..80f2f19cf783 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/getpagesize.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/getpagesize.3
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ hardware page size.
 .Xr sbrk 2
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
-.Fn getpagesze
+.Fn getpagesize
 function appeared in
 .Bx 4.2 .
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/readpassphrase.3 b/lib/libc/gen/readpassphrase.3
index 699c1a74df90..48859a929664 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/readpassphrase.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/readpassphrase.3
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ The
 and
 .Dv SIGTTOU
 signals (stop signal generated from keyboard or due to terminal I/O
-from a background proccess) are treated specially.
+from a background process) are treated specially.
 When the process is resumed after it has been stopped,
 .Fn readpassphrase
 will reprint the prompt and the user may then enter a passphrase.
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/sem_destroy.3 b/lib/libc/gen/sem_destroy.3
index 8094a5323888..12524f90b410 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/sem_destroy.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/sem_destroy.3
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function destroys the unnamed semaphore pointed to by
 After a successful call to
 .Fn sem_destroy ,
 .Fa sem
-is unuseable until re-initialized by another call to
+is unusable until re-initialized by another call to
 .Fn sem_init .
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 .Rv -std sem_destroy
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/tcsetattr.3 b/lib/libc/gen/tcsetattr.3
index f52742beed67..a369a916fac2 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/tcsetattr.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/tcsetattr.3
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ function.
 The input and output baud rates are found in the termios structure.
 The unsigned integer
 .Li speed_t
-is typdef'd in the include file
+is typedef'd in the include file
 .Aq Pa termios.h .
 The value of the integer corresponds directly to the baud rate being
 represented, however, the following symbolic values are defined.