diff --git a/main/accessibility/java/java_uno_accessbridge/src/main/java/org/openoffice/java/accessibility/MenuItem.java b/main/accessibility/java/java_uno_accessbridge/src/main/java/org/openoffice/java/accessibility/MenuItem.java
index c040b6a53a..92f214c307 100644
--- a/main/accessibility/java/java_uno_accessbridge/src/main/java/org/openoffice/java/accessibility/MenuItem.java
+++ b/main/accessibility/java/java_uno_accessbridge/src/main/java/org/openoffice/java/accessibility/MenuItem.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public javax.accessibility.AccessibleStateSet getAccessibleStateSet() {
             // #i56538# menu items in Java do not have SELECTABLE ..
             stateSet.remove(javax.accessibility.AccessibleState.SELECTABLE);
             
-            // .. and also ARMED insted of SELECTED
+            // .. and also ARMED instead of SELECTED
             if( stateSet.remove(javax.accessibility.AccessibleState.SELECTED) )
                 stateSet.add(javax.accessibility.AccessibleState.ARMED);
             
diff --git a/main/accessibility/source/extended/accessiblelistboxentry.cxx b/main/accessibility/source/extended/accessiblelistboxentry.cxx
index 95b08ef20a..e392070c96 100644
--- a/main/accessibility/source/extended/accessiblelistboxentry.cxx
+++ b/main/accessibility/source/extended/accessiblelistboxentry.cxx
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ namespace accessibility
 		{
 			return getListBox()->GetEntryLongDescription( pEntry );
 		}
-		//want to cout the real column nubmer in the list box.
+		//want to cout the real column number in the list box.
 		sal_uInt16 iRealItemCount = 0;
 		sal_uInt16 iCount = 0;
 		sal_uInt16 iTotleItemCount = pEntry->ItemCount();
diff --git a/main/filter/source/flash/swfwriter2.cxx b/main/filter/source/flash/swfwriter2.cxx
index 79f2d49208..04eefeed51 100644
--- a/main/filter/source/flash/swfwriter2.cxx
+++ b/main/filter/source/flash/swfwriter2.cxx
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ void Tag::writeRect( SvStream& rOut, const Rectangle& rRect )
 		maxY = rRect.nTop; minY = rRect.nBottom;
 	}
 
-	// AS: Figure out the maximum nubmer of bits required to represent any of the
+	// AS: Figure out the maximum number of bits required to represent any of the
 	//  rectangle coordinates.  Since minX or minY could be negative, they could
 	//  actually require more bits than maxX or maxY.
 	// AS: Christian, can they be negative, or is that a wasted check?
diff --git a/main/l10ntools/source/filter/utils/FileHelper.java b/main/l10ntools/source/filter/utils/FileHelper.java
index 465a6be73c..96304eb26f 100644
--- a/main/l10ntools/source/filter/utils/FileHelper.java
+++ b/main/l10ntools/source/filter/utils/FileHelper.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public static java.lang.String getFileURLFromSystemPath(java.lang.String sSystem
 
     /**
      * Does the same as getFileURLFromSystemPath() before ... but uses
-     * the given protocol string (e.g."http://") insted of "file:///".
+     * the given protocol string (e.g."http://") instead of "file:///".
      *
      * @param aSystemPath
      *          represent the file in system notation
diff --git a/main/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Symbol.idl b/main/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Symbol.idl
index 58a3905a4e..1a635661c2 100644
--- a/main/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Symbol.idl
+++ b/main/offapi/com/sun/star/chart2/Symbol.idl
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ struct Symbol
 
     /** The size of the symbol in 100th of a mm.
 
-        @todo use a structure using doubles insted of longs
+        @todo use a structure using doubles instead of longs
      */
     com::sun::star::awt::Size 							Size;
 
diff --git a/main/qadevOOo/runner/helper/URLHelper.java b/main/qadevOOo/runner/helper/URLHelper.java
index 191edc4b59..e3bfb84d1d 100644
--- a/main/qadevOOo/runner/helper/URLHelper.java
+++ b/main/qadevOOo/runner/helper/URLHelper.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public static String getFileURLFromSystemPath( String sSystemPath )
 
     /**
      * Does the same as getFileURLFromSystemPath() before ... but uses
-     * the given protocol string (e.g."http://") insted of "file:///".
+     * the given protocol string (e.g."http://") instead of "file:///".
      *
      * @param aSystemPath
      *          represent the file in system notation