diff --git a/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c b/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
index 5b9d42830a..7855f6ea70 100644
--- a/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
+++ b/binfmt/binfmt_exec.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
  *
  *   This non-standard interface is included as a official NuttX API only
  *   because it is needed in certain build modes: exec() is probably the
- *   only want to load programs in the PROTECTED mode. Other file execution
+ *   only way to load programs in the PROTECTED mode. Other file execution
  *   APIs rely on a symbol table provided by the OS. In the PROTECTED build
  *   mode, the OS cannot provide any meaningful symbolic information for
  *   execution of code in the user-space blob so that is the exec() function
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@
  *   The interface is available in the FLAT build mode although it is not
  *   really necessary in that case. It is currently used by some example
  *   code under the apps/ that that generate their own symbol tables for
- *   linking test programs. So althought it is not necessary, it can still
+ *   linking test programs. So although it is not necessary, it can still
  *   be useful.
  *
  *   The interface would be completely useless and will not be supported in
  *   in the KERNEL build mode where the contrary is true: An application
- *   process cannot provide any meaning symbolic information for use in
+ *   process cannot provide any meaningful symbolic information for use in
  *   linking a different process.
  *
  *   NOTE: This function is flawed and useless without CONFIG_BINFMT_LOADABLE
diff --git a/fs/binfs/fs_binfs.c b/fs/binfs/fs_binfs.c
index 4b0c95c06d..c29bfadca2 100644
--- a/fs/binfs/fs_binfs.c
+++ b/fs/binfs/fs_binfs.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static int binfs_open(FAR struct file *filep, FAR const char *relpath,
       return -EACCES;
     }
 
-  /* Check if the an entry exists with this name in the root directory.
+  /* Check if the entry exists with this name in the root directory.
    * so the 'relpath' must be the name of the builtin function.
    */
 
diff --git a/libs/libc/misc/lib_envpath.c b/libs/libc/misc/lib_envpath.c
index 581261db9c..efe4f36984 100644
--- a/libs/libc/misc/lib_envpath.c
+++ b/libs/libc/misc/lib_envpath.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ FAR char *envpath_next(ENVPATH_HANDLE handle, FAR const char *relpath)
        }
 
       /* Okay... 'path' points to the beginning of the string.  The string may
-       * be termined either with (1) ':' which separates the path from the
+       * be terminated either with (1) ':' which separates the path from the
        * next path in the list, or (2) NUL which marks the end of the list.
        */