diff --git a/config/ax_code_coverage.m4 b/config/ax_code_coverage.m4
index 4417d4444..5cdfe1456 100644
--- a/config/ax_code_coverage.m4
+++ b/config/ax_code_coverage.m4
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #   CODE_COVERAGE_LIBS is preferred for clarity; CODE_COVERAGE_LDFLAGS is
 #   deprecated. They have the same value.
 #
-#   This code was derived from Makefile.decl in GLib, originally licenced
+#   This code was derived from Makefile.decl in GLib, originally licensed
 #   under LGPLv2.1+.
 #
 # LICENSE
diff --git a/config/kernel-dentry-operations.m4 b/config/kernel-dentry-operations.m4
index 61f5a27af..2cd255301 100644
--- a/config/kernel-dentry-operations.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-dentry-operations.m4
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_D_SET_D_OP],
 ])
 
 dnl #
-dnl # 2.6.38 API chage
+dnl # 2.6.38 API change
 dnl # Added sb->s_d_op default dentry_operations member
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_S_D_OP],
diff --git a/config/kernel-mkdir-umode-t.m4 b/config/kernel-mkdir-umode-t.m4
index ebc21be9e..1c9fa9be3 100644
--- a/config/kernel-mkdir-umode-t.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-mkdir-umode-t.m4
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ dnl # The VFS .create, .mkdir and .mknod callbacks were updated to take a
 dnl # umode_t type rather than an int.  The expectation is that any backport
 dnl # would also change all three prototypes.  However, if it turns out that
 dnl # some distribution doesn't backport the whole thing this could be
-dnl # broken apart in to three separate checks.
+dnl # broken apart into three separate checks.
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_MKDIR_UMODE_T], [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether iops->create()/mkdir()/mknod() take umode_t])
diff --git a/config/kernel-timer.m4 b/config/kernel-timer.m4
index b0e1afa15..d90642043 100644
--- a/config/kernel-timer.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-timer.m4
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dnl # (older kernels).  Also sanity check the from_timer() and timer_setup()
 dnl # macros are available as well, since they will be used in the same newer
 dnl # kernels that support the new timer_list.func signature.
 dnl #
-dnl # Also check for the existance of flags in struct timer_list, they were
+dnl # Also check for the existence of flags in struct timer_list, they were
 dnl # added in 4.1-rc8 via 0eeda71bc30d.
 
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TIMER_SETUP], [
diff --git a/config/lib-link.m4 b/config/lib-link.m4
index 0ff10731f..01766c315 100644
--- a/config/lib-link.m4
+++ b/config/lib-link.m4
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY],
     fi
 ])
   dnl Search the library and its dependencies in $additional_libdir and
-  dnl $LDFLAGS. Using breadth-first-seach.
+  dnl $LDFLAGS. Using breadth-first-search.
   LIB[]NAME=
   LTLIB[]NAME=
   INC[]NAME=
diff --git a/config/pkg.m4 b/config/pkg.m4
index 13a889017..f9075e56c 100644
--- a/config/pkg.m4
+++ b/config/pkg.m4
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ dnl Check to see whether a particular set of modules exists. Similar to
 dnl PKG_CHECK_MODULES(), but does not set variables or print errors.
 dnl
 dnl Please remember that m4 expands AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])
-dnl only at the first occurence in configure.ac, so if the first place
+dnl only at the first occurrence in configure.ac, so if the first place
 dnl it's called might be skipped (such as if it is within an "if", you
 dnl have to call PKG_CHECK_EXISTS manually
 AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_EXISTS],
diff --git a/config/user.m4 b/config/user.m4
index 1ee9dbe26..3d97e9a41 100644
--- a/config/user.m4
+++ b/config/user.m4
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_USER], [
 
 dnl #
 dnl # Setup the environment for the ZFS Test Suite.  Currently only
-dnl # Linux sytle systems are supported but this infrastructure can
+dnl # Linux style systems are supported but this infrastructure can
 dnl # be extended to support other platforms if needed.
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_TEST_FRAMEWORK], [
diff --git a/config/zfs-build.m4 b/config/zfs-build.m4
index 8e221f2d7..c2e5bb25f 100644
--- a/config/zfs-build.m4
+++ b/config/zfs-build.m4
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_DEFAULT_PACKAGE], [
 	AC_MSG_RESULT([$DEFAULT_INIT_SCRIPT])
 	AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_INIT_SCRIPT)
 
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([default init config direectory])
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([default init config directory])
 	case "$VENDOR" in
 		alpine)     DEFAULT_INITCONF_DIR=/etc/conf.d    ;;
 		gentoo)     DEFAULT_INITCONF_DIR=/etc/conf.d    ;;