diff --git a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
index a4ed45297c..76b533e9b4 100644
--- a/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
+++ b/documentation/bsp-guide/bsp.xml
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@
          The value of the 'karch' parameter determines the set of files
          that will be generated for the BSP, along with the specific set of
          'properties' that will be used to fill out the BSP-specific
-         portions of the BSP.  The possible values for the 'karch' paramter
+         portions of the BSP.  The possible values for the 'karch' parameter
          can be listed via 'yocto-bsp list karch'.
 
          ...
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
index 22ca3fdee0..c6453a7be9 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-classes.xml
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@
                 and <filename>pkg_postrm</filename>, and reports if there are 
                 variable sets that are not package-specific.
                 Using these variables without a package suffix is bad practice,
-                and might unecessarily complicate dependencies of other packages
+                and might unnecessarily complicate dependencies of other packages
                 within the same recipe or have other unintended consequences.
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para><emphasis><filename>xorg-driver-abi:</filename></emphasis>
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
index d6b5eaf7d6..3d4a03e6d6 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-variables.xml
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ Core layer for images cannot be removed
             <glossdef>
                 <para>A regular expression matched against
                     <link linkend="var-HOST_SYS"><filename>HOST_SYS</filename></link>
-                    that the OpenEmbedded build system evaulates against
+                    that the OpenEmbedded build system evaluates against
                     systems with which the recipe works.
                     You can use the variable to stop recipes from being built
                     for classes of systems with which the recipes are not