diff --git a/runtime/syntax/abap.vim b/runtime/syntax/abap.vim
index e48dfc3..627e515 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/abap.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/abap.vim
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 syn keyword abapStatement UNASSIGN ULINE UNPACK UPDATE
 syn keyword abapStatement WHEN WHILE WINDOW WRITE
 
-" More statemets
+" More statements
 syn keyword abapStatement LINES
 syn keyword abapStatement INTO GROUP BY HAVING ORDER BY SINGLE
 syn keyword abapStatement APPENDING CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/asm68k.vim b/runtime/syntax/asm68k.vim
index e13dfe6..104887d 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/asm68k.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/asm68k.vim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 " Last change:	2001 May 01
 "
 " This is incomplete.  In particular, support for 68020 and
-" up and 68851/68881 co-processors is partial or non-existant.
+" up and 68851/68881 co-processors is partial or non-existent.
 " Feel free to contribute...
 "
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 syn match asm68kOperator	"="		" must be before other ops containing '='
 syn match asm68kOperator	">="
 syn match asm68kOperator	"<="
-syn match asm68kOperator	"=="		" operand existance - used in macro definitions
+syn match asm68kOperator	"=="		" operand existence - used in macro definitions
 
 " Condition code style operators
 syn match asm68kOperator	"<[CV][CS]>"
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/chill.vim b/runtime/syntax/chill.vim
index f3c66c2..b95df68 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/chill.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/chill.vim
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 syn keyword	chillRepeat	while WHILE for FOR do DO od OD TO to
 syn keyword	chillProcess	START start STACKSIZE stacksize PRIORITY priority THIS this STOP stop
 syn keyword	chillBlock		PROC proc PROCESS process
-syn keyword	chillSignal	RECEIVE receive SEND send NONPERSISTENT nonpersistent PERSISTENT peristent SET set EVER ever
+syn keyword	chillSignal	RECEIVE receive SEND send NONPERSISTENT nonpersistent PERSISTENT persistent SET set EVER ever
 
 syn keyword	chillTodo		contained TODO FIXME XXX
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/debcontrol.vim b/runtime/syntax/debcontrol.vim
index c79b702..af78ebc 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/debcontrol.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/debcontrol.vim
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 " Everything that is not explicitly matched by the rules below
 syn match debcontrolElse "^.*$"
 
-" Common seperators
+" Common separators
 syn match debControlComma ",[ \t]*"
 syn match debControlSpace "[ \t]"
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/nix.vim b/runtime/syntax/nix.vim
index 671b269..ef52cdd 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/nix.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/nix.vim
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 "
 " "\%(\s\|#.\{-\}\n\|\n\|/\*\_.\{-\}\*/\)*"
 "
-" It is also used throught the whole file and is marked with 'v's as well.
+" It is also used throughout the whole file and is marked with 'v's as well.
 "
 " Fortunately the matching rules for function arguments are much simpler than
 " for real attribute sets, because we can stop when we hit the first ellipsis or
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/ora.vim b/runtime/syntax/ora.vim
index 9903479..ab091a2 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/ora.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/ora.vim
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
 
 hi def link oraSpecial	  Special		"special characters
 hi def link oraError	  Error			"errors
-hi def link oraParenError	  oraError		"errors caused by mismatching parantheses
+hi def link oraParenError	  oraError		"errors caused by mismatching parentheses
 
 hi def link oraComment	  Comment		"comments
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/po.vim b/runtime/syntax/po.vim
index 15d09b1..08d6bae 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/po.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/po.vim
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 syn match     poHeaderUndefined "\(PACKAGE VERSION\|YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\|FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\|LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\|CHARSET\|ENCODING\|INTEGER\|EXPRESSION\)" contained
 syn match     poCopyrightUnset "SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE\|FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR\|Copyright (C) YEAR Free Software Foundation, Inc\|YEAR THE PACKAGE\'S COPYRIGHT HOLDER\|PACKAGE" contained
 
-" Translation comment block including: translator comment, automatic coments, flags and locations
+" Translation comment block including: translator comment, automatic comments, flags and locations
 syn match     poComment "^#.*$"
 syn keyword   poFlagFuzzy fuzzy contained
 syn match     poCommentTranslator "^# .*$" contains=poCopyrightUnset
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/ppd.vim b/runtime/syntax/ppd.vim
index da67e1f..6bd57f3 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/ppd.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/ppd.vim
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 syn match	ppdUI		"\*[a-zA-Z]*\(Open\|Close\)UI"
 syn match	ppdUIGroup	"\*[a-zA-Z]*\(Open\|Close\)Group"
 syn match	ppdGUIText	"/.*:"
-syn match	ppdContraints	"^*UIConstraints:"
+syn match	ppdConstraints	"^*UIConstraints:"
 
 " Define the default highlighting.
 " Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 hi def link ppdUIGroup		Function
 hi def link ppdDef			String
 hi def link ppdGUIText		Type
-hi def link ppdContraints		Special
+hi def link ppdConstraints		Special
 
 
 let b:current_syntax = "ppd"
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/spup.vim b/runtime/syntax/spup.vim
index 9284abf..222caa7 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/spup.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/spup.vim
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 "let strict_subsections = 1
 
 " highlight types usually found in DECLARE section
-if !exists("hightlight_types")
+if !exists("highlight_types")
     let highlight_types = 1
 endif
 
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/tsscl.vim b/runtime/syntax/tsscl.vim
index fd2a5e2..df804b2 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/tsscl.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/tsscl.vim
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 "
 "
-" Begin syntax definitions for tss geomtery file.
+" Begin syntax definitions for tss geometry file.
 "
 
 " Load TSS geometry syntax file
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/zsh.vim b/runtime/syntax/zsh.vim
index 69671c5..084f8cd 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/zsh.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/zsh.vim
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 syn match   zshRedir            '\d\=\(<<<\|<&\s*[0-9p-]\=\|<>\?\)'
                                 " >, >>, and variants.
 syn match   zshRedir            '\d\=\(>&\s*[0-9p-]\=\|&>>\?\|>>\?&\?\)[|!]\='
-                                " | and |&, but only if it's not preceeded or
+                                " | and |&, but only if it's not preceded or
                                 " followed by a | to avoid matching ||.
 syn match   zshRedir            '|\@1<!|&\=|\@!'