diff --git a/bin/swift-reconciler-enqueue b/bin/swift-reconciler-enqueue
index 662eb393fd..da653151c3 100755
--- a/bin/swift-reconciler-enqueue
+++ b/bin/swift-reconciler-enqueue
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from swift.common.storage_policy import POLICIES
 
 from swift.container.reconciler import add_to_reconciler_queue
 """
-This tool is primarly for debugging and development but can be used an example
+This tool is primarily for debugging and development but can be used an example
 of how an operator could enqueue objects manually if a problem is discovered -
 might be particularlly useful if you need to hack a fix into the reconciler
 and re-run it.
diff --git a/swift/account/backend.py b/swift/account/backend.py
index 89c6cfb65e..3ff42518d2 100644
--- a/swift/account/backend.py
+++ b/swift/account/backend.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class AccountBroker(DatabaseBroker):
 
         :param do_migrations: boolean, if True the policy stat dicts will
                               always include the 'container_count' key;
-                              otherwise it may be ommited on legacy databases
+                              otherwise it may be omitted on legacy databases
                               until they are migrated.
 
         :returns: dict of policy stats where the key is the policy index and
diff --git a/swift/container/replicator.py b/swift/container/replicator.py
index 39cfc39c74..e93996e664 100644
--- a/swift/container/replicator.py
+++ b/swift/container/replicator.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class ContainerReplicator(db_replicator.Replicator):
         :param broker: the container broker with misplaced objects
         :param point: the last verified ``reconciler_sync_point``
 
-        :returns: the last successfull enqueued rowid
+        :returns: the last successful enqueued rowid
         """
         max_sync = broker.get_max_row()
         misplaced = broker.get_misplaced_since(point, self.per_diff)
diff --git a/test/unit/account/test_backend.py b/test/unit/account/test_backend.py
index 40fac76731..82978a8301 100644
--- a/test/unit/account/test_backend.py
+++ b/test/unit/account/test_backend.py
@@ -1447,10 +1447,10 @@ class TestAccountBrokerBeforePerPolicyContainerTrack(
 
             # now create an impossible situation by adding a container for a
             # policy index that doesn't exist
-            non_existant_policy_index = int(policy) + 1
-            self.broker.put_container('test-non-existant-policy',
+            non_existent_policy_index = int(policy) + 1
+            self.broker.put_container('test-non-existent-policy',
                                       next(self.ts), 0, 0, 0,
-                                      non_existant_policy_index)
+                                      non_existent_policy_index)
 
             total_container_count = self.broker.get_info()['container_count']