diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/srs.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/srs.py
index 9b1da3ee06..45d5234346 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/srs.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/prototypes/srs.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ to_pretty_wkt = string_output(
 # Memory leak fixed in GDAL 1.5; still exists in 1.4.
 to_xml = string_output(lgdal.OSRExportToXML, [c_void_p, POINTER(c_char_p), c_char_p], offset=-2, decoding='utf-8')
 
-# String attribute retrival routines.
+# String attribute retrieval routines.
 get_attr_value = const_string_output(std_call('OSRGetAttrValue'), [c_void_p, c_char_p, c_int], decoding='utf-8')
 get_auth_name = const_string_output(lgdal.OSRGetAuthorityName, [c_void_p, c_char_p], decoding='ascii')
 get_auth_code = const_string_output(lgdal.OSRGetAuthorityCode, [c_void_p, c_char_p], decoding='ascii')
diff --git a/django/core/files/uploadhandler.py b/django/core/files/uploadhandler.py
index ddfb7e0116..613983581c 100644
--- a/django/core/files/uploadhandler.py
+++ b/django/core/files/uploadhandler.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class SkipFile(UploadFileException):
 
 class StopFutureHandlers(UploadFileException):
     """
-    Upload handers that have handled a file and do not want future handlers to
+    Upload handlers that have handled a file and do not want future handlers to
     run should raise this exception instead of returning None.
     """
     pass
diff --git a/django/core/mail/message.py b/django/core/mail/message.py
index 234c9416c6..e2bd712f56 100644
--- a/django/core/mail/message.py
+++ b/django/core/mail/message.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def sanitize_address(addr, encoding):
             if rest:
                 # The entire email address must be parsed.
                 raise ValueError(
-                    'Invalid adddress; only %s could be parsed from "%s"'
+                    'Invalid address; only %s could be parsed from "%s"'
                     % (token, addr)
                 )
             nm = token.display_name or ''
diff --git a/tests/aggregation_regress/tests.py b/tests/aggregation_regress/tests.py
index 274dc29d6d..f46da0e957 100644
--- a/tests/aggregation_regress/tests.py
+++ b/tests/aggregation_regress/tests.py
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class AggregationTests(TestCase):
             {'c__max': 3}
         )
 
-    def test_conditional_aggreate(self):
+    def test_conditional_aggregate(self):
         # Conditional aggregation of a grouped queryset.
         self.assertEqual(
             Book.objects.annotate(c=Count('authors')).values('pk').aggregate(test=Sum(
diff --git a/tests/file_storage/tests.py b/tests/file_storage/tests.py
index 434869554c..892d4129a5 100644
--- a/tests/file_storage/tests.py
+++ b/tests/file_storage/tests.py
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ class FileStorageTests(SimpleTestCase):
         )
         defaults_storage = self.storage_class()
         settings = {
-            'MEDIA_ROOT': 'overriden_media_root',
-            'MEDIA_URL': 'overriden_media_url/',
+            'MEDIA_ROOT': 'overridden_media_root',
+            'MEDIA_URL': 'overridden_media_url/',
             'FILE_UPLOAD_PERMISSIONS': 0o333,
             'FILE_UPLOAD_DIRECTORY_PERMISSIONS': 0o333,
         }
diff --git a/tests/forms_tests/widget_tests/test_select.py b/tests/forms_tests/widget_tests/test_select.py
index 42de5b6e92..fd4c1fb34c 100644
--- a/tests/forms_tests/widget_tests/test_select.py
+++ b/tests/forms_tests/widget_tests/test_select.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class SelectTest(WidgetTest):
             ),
         )
 
-    def test_choices_constuctor(self):
+    def test_choices_constructor(self):
         widget = Select(choices=[(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3)])
         self.check_html(widget, 'num', 2, html=(
             """<select name="num">
diff --git a/tests/m2m_intermediary/tests.py b/tests/m2m_intermediary/tests.py
index 215f6f86c6..84dd250801 100644
--- a/tests/m2m_intermediary/tests.py
+++ b/tests/m2m_intermediary/tests.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from .models import Article, Reporter, Writer
 
 
 class M2MIntermediaryTests(TestCase):
-    def test_intermeiary(self):
+    def test_intermediary(self):
         r1 = Reporter.objects.create(first_name="John", last_name="Smith")
         r2 = Reporter.objects.create(first_name="Jane", last_name="Doe")
 
diff --git a/tests/migrations/test_commands.py b/tests/migrations/test_commands.py
index 4132b96be0..64b5c9bfd0 100644
--- a/tests/migrations/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/migrations/test_commands.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class MigrateTests(MigrationTestBase):
             call_command('migrate', app_label='unmigrated_app_syncdb')
 
     @override_settings(MIGRATION_MODULES={'migrations': 'migrations.test_migrations_clashing_prefix'})
-    def test_ambigious_prefix(self):
+    def test_ambiguous_prefix(self):
         msg = (
             "More than one migration matches 'a' in app 'migrations'. Please "
             "be more specific."
diff --git a/tests/serializers/tests.py b/tests/serializers/tests.py
index d0e4723fc7..4bee157ace 100644
--- a/tests/serializers/tests.py
+++ b/tests/serializers/tests.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class SerializerRegistrationTests(SimpleTestCase):
             serializers.unregister_serializer("nonsense")
 
     def test_builtin_serializers(self):
-        "Requesting a list of serializer formats popuates the registry"
+        "Requesting a list of serializer formats populates the registry"
         all_formats = set(serializers.get_serializer_formats())
         public_formats = set(serializers.get_public_serializer_formats())
 
diff --git a/tests/test_runner/tests.py b/tests/test_runner/tests.py
index 3f4e257261..85e4e75720 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner/tests.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner/tests.py
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class DummyBackendTest(unittest.TestCase):
 class AliasedDefaultTestSetupTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_setup_aliased_default_database(self):
         """
-        setup_datebases() doesn't fail when 'default' is aliased
+        setup_databases() doesn't fail when 'default' is aliased
         """
         tested_connections = db.ConnectionHandler({
             'default': {