diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 26524a9fa..9ad35e1c2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ build:
 
 # (Re)install the tool
 install: #build
-	# not stricttly necessary but a precaution against outdated python build tools, https://github.com/OCR-D/core/pull/1166
+	# not strictly necessary but a precaution against outdated python build tools, https://github.com/OCR-D/core/pull/1166
 	$(PIP) install -U pip wheel
 	$(PIP_INSTALL) . $(PIP_INSTALL_CONFIG_OPTION)
 	@# workaround for shapely#1598
diff --git a/src/ocrd/mets_server.py b/src/ocrd/mets_server.py
index f54d0672c..9aabbfb43 100644
--- a/src/ocrd/mets_server.py
+++ b/src/ocrd/mets_server.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ def add_file(
 
 
 class MpxReq:
-    """This class wrapps the request bodies needed for the tcp forwarding
+    """This class wraps the request bodies needed for the tcp forwarding
 
     For every mets-server-call like find_files or workspace_path a special request_body is
     needed to call `MetsServerProxy.forward_tcp_request`. These are created by this functions.
diff --git a/src/ocrd_network/processing_server.py b/src/ocrd_network/processing_server.py
index 043ab3678..83cb1d75f 100644
--- a/src/ocrd_network/processing_server.py
+++ b/src/ocrd_network/processing_server.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ async def forward_tcp_request_to_uds_mets_server(self, request: Request) -> Dict
         """Forward mets-server-request
 
         A processor calls a mets related method like add_file with ClientSideOcrdMets. This sends
-        a request to this endpoint. This request contains all infomation neccessary to make a call
+        a request to this endpoint. This request contains all information necessary to make a call
         to the uds-mets-server. This information is used by `MetsServerProxy` to make a the call
         to the local (local for the processing-server) reachable the uds-mets-server.
         """
diff --git a/tests/network/test_modules_mets_server_proxy.py b/tests/network/test_modules_mets_server_proxy.py
index 8b8c0d35f..f19d7e415 100644
--- a/tests/network/test_modules_mets_server_proxy.py
+++ b/tests/network/test_modules_mets_server_proxy.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def test_find_files(start_uds_mets_server):
         {"file_grp": test_file_group}
     )
     response_dict = MetsServerProxy().forward_tcp_request(request_body=request_body)
-    assert len(response_dict["files"]) == 3, "Expected to find exatly 3 matching files"
+    assert len(response_dict["files"]) == 3, "Expected to find exactly 3 matching files"
     request_body = MpxReq.find_files(
         TEST_WORKSPACE_DIR,
         {"file_grp": test_non_existing_file_group}
diff --git a/tests/test_resolver.py b/tests/test_resolver.py
index c2575b608..97d2ee665 100644
--- a/tests/test_resolver.py
+++ b/tests/test_resolver.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def test_workspace_from_url_kant_with_resources(mock_request, tmp_path):
 @patch.object(Session, "get")
 def test_workspace_from_url_kant_with_resources_existing_local(mock_request, tmp_path):
     """
-    Fail with clobber_mets=False, succeeed with clobber_mets=True
+    Fail with clobber_mets=False, succeed with clobber_mets=True
     """
 
     # arrange
diff --git a/tests/test_resource_manager.py b/tests/test_resource_manager.py
index 653167e10..286f6ea6b 100644
--- a/tests/test_resource_manager.py
+++ b/tests/test_resource_manager.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_resources_manager_from_environment(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
     assert mgr.userdir == tmp_path
 
 
-def test_resources_manager_config_explicite(tmp_path):
+def test_resources_manager_config_explicit(tmp_path):
 
     # act
     from ocrd.resource_manager import OcrdResourceManager