diff --git a/src/xdocs/config_design.xml b/src/xdocs/config_design.xml
index ee7ae8420..3e009ea5e 100644
--- a/src/xdocs/config_design.xml
+++ b/src/xdocs/config_design.xml
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ public class StringUtils // not final to allow subclassing
           exception are final.  The user can still mutate an exception's instance
           (e.g. Throwable has a method called <code>setStackTrace</code>
           which changes the exception's stack trace).  But, at least, all information
-          provided by this exception type is unchangable.
+          provided by this exception type is unchangeable.
         </p>
 
         <p>
diff --git a/src/xdocs/contributing.xml b/src/xdocs/contributing.xml
index 87adb7f07..5a0bf200c 100644
--- a/src/xdocs/contributing.xml
+++ b/src/xdocs/contributing.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
       </p>
 
       <p>
-        <b>ATTENTION:</b> Please provide meaningfull message for commit with reference to github issue or Pull Request for more details.<br/>
+        <b>ATTENTION:</b> Please provide meaningful message for commit with reference to github issue or Pull Request for more details.<br/>
         Ideal format for message is "Brief message ..... , issue(or pull request) #NUMBER".
         <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/commit/9303fd9d971eb55cdfd62686ba2f5698edb2c83e">Good example</a>
       </p>
diff --git a/src/xdocs/google_style.xml b/src/xdocs/google_style.xml
index 2387e2a34..571f70829 100644
--- a/src/xdocs/google_style.xml
+++ b/src/xdocs/google_style.xml
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@
                                     src="images/ok_blue.png"
                                     alt="" />
                                 <a href="config_naming.html">MethodName</a>
-                                <br/> No ability to distinguish verb at the beggining of name, no way distinguish Test method from others so "_" is allowed in names
+                                <br/> No ability to distinguish verb at the beginning of name, no way distinguish Test method from others so "_" is allowed in names
                             </td>
                             <td>
                                 <a
diff --git a/src/xdocs/index.xml.vm b/src/xdocs/index.xml.vm
index 491f5a39f..3bb44daa3 100644
--- a/src/xdocs/index.xml.vm
+++ b/src/xdocs/index.xml.vm
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td><a href="https://bitbucket.org/atlassian/bamboo-checkstyle-plugin">Bamboo Checkstyle plug-in</a></td>
-          <td>Atlassian (formely by Ross Rowe and Stephan Paulicke)</td>
+          <td>Atlassian (formerly by Ross Rowe and Stephan Paulicke)</td>
           <td><a href="https://marketplace.atlassian.com/plugins/com.atlassian.bamboo.plugins.bamboo-checkstyle-plugin">Bamboo Checkstyle plug-in Atlassian Marketplace page</a></td>
           <td>An add-on that will parse and record CheckStyle reports and report your style violations over time.</td>
         </tr>
diff --git a/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml b/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
index 3b0b36b23..5caa658c5 100644
--- a/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
+++ b/src/xdocs/releasenotes.xml
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
       <p>Bug fixes:</p>
       <ul>
         <li>
-          Enourmous update on Indentation Check. Author: Max Vetrenko. <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/294">#294</a>
+          Enormous update on Indentation Check. Author: Max Vetrenko. <a href="https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/294">#294</a>
         </li>
         <li>
           Fixed IllegalInstantiationCheck, so it won't recognize a constructor reference (Java8) as instantiation. Author: Ryszard Wisniewski.