diff --git a/cinder/objects/qos_specs.py b/cinder/objects/qos_specs.py
index ee4711dff9a..16384bcf1c9 100644
--- a/cinder/objects/qos_specs.py
+++ b/cinder/objects/qos_specs.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class QualityOfServiceSpecs(base.CinderPersistentObject,
             LOG.exception(msg)
             raise exception.Invalid(msg)
         except db_exc.DBError:
-            LOG.exception(_LE('DB error occured when creating QoS specs.'))
+            LOG.exception(_LE('DB error occurred when creating QoS specs.'))
             raise exception.QoSSpecsCreateFailed(name=self.name,
                                                  qos_specs=self.specs)
         # Save ID with the object
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/backup/drivers/test_backup_ceph.py b/cinder/tests/unit/backup/drivers/test_backup_ceph.py
index de046968e6b..d711a0cff8e 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/backup/drivers/test_backup_ceph.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/backup/drivers/test_backup_ceph.py
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ class BackupCephTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
     @common_mocks
     def test_discard_bytes(self):
-        # Lower the chunksize to a memory managable number
+        # Lower the chunksize to a memory manageable number
         self.service.chunk_size = 1024
         image = self.mock_rbd.Image.return_value
         wrapped_rbd = self._get_wrapped_rbd_io(image)
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/coprhd/helpers/virtualpool.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/coprhd/helpers/virtualpool.py
index ae64b52ba06..703134b63fe 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/coprhd/helpers/virtualpool.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/coprhd/helpers/virtualpool.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class VirtualPool(common.CoprHDResource):
         """Makes REST API call to query the vpool by name and type.
 
         This function will take the VPOOL name and type of VPOOL
-        as input and get uri of the first occurance of given VPOOL.
+        as input and get uri of the first occurence of given VPOOL.
 
         :param name: Name of the VPOOL
         :param vpooltype: Type of the VPOOL {'block'}
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/violin/v7000_iscsi.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/violin/v7000_iscsi.py
index baf384a1eae..57ba84a0d11 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/violin/v7000_iscsi.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/violin/v7000_iscsi.py
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class V7000ISCSIDriver(driver.ISCSIDriver):
         client info has the lun_id.
 
         Note: The structure returned for iscsi is different from the
-        one returned for FC. Therefore this funtion is here instead of
+        one returned for FC. Therefore this function is here instead of
         common.
 
         Arguments:
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class V7000ISCSIDriver(driver.ISCSIDriver):
         client info has the lun_id.
 
         Note: The structure returned for iscsi is different from the
-        one returned for FC. Therefore this funtion is here instead of
+        one returned for FC. Therefore this function is here instead of
         common.
 
         Arguments: