diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/unwind.c b/arch/arc/kernel/unwind.c
index 61fd1ce63c56ac499130c6ffcf87471b0398fe06..b6e4f7a7419b3215d8b24103ee5a035ee50c96c7 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/unwind.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/unwind.c
@@ -1051,9 +1051,9 @@ int arc_unwind(struct unwind_frame_info *frame)
 		++ptr;
 	}
 	if (cie != NULL) {
-		/* get code aligment factor */
+		/* get code alignment factor */
 		state.codeAlign = get_uleb128(&ptr, end);
-		/* get data aligment factor */
+		/* get data alignment factor */
 		state.dataAlign = get_sleb128(&ptr, end);
 		if (state.codeAlign == 0 || state.dataAlign == 0 || ptr >= end)
 			cie = NULL;
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/entry.S b/arch/openrisc/kernel/entry.S
index bc6500860f4d91c11fa2d420bc49f35d83e03228..459e4b129e4f5806b968914741b7b1920bdeb7df 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/entry.S
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ EXCEPTION_ENTRY(_timer_handler)
 	l.j    _ret_from_intr
 	 l.nop
 
-/* ---[ 0x600: Aligment exception ]-------------------------------------- */
+/* ---[ 0x600: Alignment exception ]-------------------------------------- */
 
 EXCEPTION_ENTRY(_alignment_handler)
 	CLEAR_LWA_FLAG(r3)
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ EXCEPTION_ENTRY(_alignment_handler)
 	 l.nop
 
 #if 0
-EXCEPTION_ENTRY(_aligment_handler)
+EXCEPTION_ENTRY(_alignment_handler)
 //        l.mfspr r2,r0,SPR_EEAR_BASE     /* Load the efective addres */
 	l.addi	r2,r4,0
 //        l.mfspr r5,r0,SPR_EPCR_BASE     /* Load the insn address */
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/head.S b/arch/openrisc/kernel/head.S
index d01b82eace3e67bfaac96aff712747e56247fdd0..1e87913576e304e47ea7da5518436d3e0fe3f94e 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/head.S
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ _dispatch_do_ipage_fault:
     .org 0x500
 	EXCEPTION_HANDLE(_timer_handler)
 
-/* ---[ 0x600: Aligment exception ]-------------------------------------- */
+/* ---[ 0x600: Alignment exception ]-------------------------------------- */
     .org 0x600
 	EXCEPTION_HANDLE(_alignment_handler)
 
@@ -640,8 +640,8 @@ _flush_tlb:
 
 /* ========================================[ cache ]=== */
 
-	/* aligment here so we don't change memory offsets with
-	 * memory controler defined
+	/* alignment here so we don't change memory offsets with
+	 * memory controller defined
 	 */
 	.align 0x2000
 
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 552544616b9d93ab6838a998ffb0b6ad9a7f1574..00ddb7804be4f66cec6e5644e96c6ea26501ab28 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/openrisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 
 /* TODO
  *		- clean up __offset & stuff
- *		- change all 8192 aligment to PAGE !!!
- *		- recheck if all aligments are really needed
+ *		- change all 8192 alignment to PAGE !!!
+ *		- recheck if all alignments are really needed
  */
 
 #  define LOAD_OFFSET  PAGE_OFFSET
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/include/atombios.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/include/atombios.h
index 9f970b5c717109b6e3ce3eb1623b6797e66c9983..181a2c3c636236c4cb5d8616c049f91924d0e970 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/include/atombios.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/include/atombios.h
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 #define HW_ASSISTED_I2C_STATUS_FAILURE     2
 #define HW_ASSISTED_I2C_STATUS_SUCCESS     1
 
-#pragma pack(1)                                       // BIOS data must use byte aligment
+#pragma pack(1)                                       // BIOS data must use byte alignment
 
 // Define offset to location of ROM header.
 #define OFFSET_TO_POINTER_TO_ATOM_ROM_HEADER         0x00000048L
@@ -9180,7 +9180,7 @@ typedef struct  _ATOM_POWERPLAY_INFO_V3
 
 /*********************************************************************************/
 
-#pragma pack() // BIOS data must use byte aligment
+#pragma pack() // BIOS data must use byte alignment
 
 #pragma pack(1)
 
@@ -9211,7 +9211,7 @@ typedef struct _ATOM_SERVICE_INFO
 
 
 
-#pragma pack() // BIOS data must use byte aligment
+#pragma pack() // BIOS data must use byte alignment
 
 //
 // AMD ACPI Table
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
index b42c81b42487aabe43961770772219f6bf0e31f8..7032c542a9b1d007c4bc69e328db040b88efc15d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ render_state_get_rodata(const struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
  * this is sufficient as the null state generator makes the final batch
  * with two passes to build command and state separately. At this point
  * the size of both are known and it compacts them by relocating the state
- * right after the commands taking care of aligment so we should sufficient
+ * right after the commands taking care of alignment so we should sufficient
  * space below them for adding new commands.
  */
 #define OUT_BATCH(batch, i, val)				\
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios.h
index 66a26422e9e3de99fc23ff482c7fee42cb417b23..4b86e8b450090664db17009d005f106902259f2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 #define HW_ASSISTED_I2C_STATUS_FAILURE          2
 #define HW_ASSISTED_I2C_STATUS_SUCCESS          1
 
-#pragma pack(1)                                       /* BIOS data must use byte aligment */
+#pragma pack(1)                                       /* BIOS data must use byte alignment */
 
 /*  Define offset to location of ROM header. */
 
@@ -7909,7 +7909,7 @@ typedef struct  _ATOM_POWERPLAY_INFO_V3
 
 /*********************************************************************************/
 
-#pragma pack() // BIOS data must use byte aligment
+#pragma pack() // BIOS data must use byte alignment
 
 //
 // AMD ACPI Table
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/exynos4-is/fimc-core.h b/drivers/media/platform/exynos4-is/fimc-core.h
index 5615fefbf7af0eda5c117554ed69a9088c98ac85..c0373aede81ab19981d429929b40a40f8c521ed7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/exynos4-is/fimc-core.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/exynos4-is/fimc-core.h
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ struct fimc_pix_limit {
  * @pix_limit: pixel size constraints for the scaler
  * @min_inp_pixsize: minimum input pixel size
  * @min_out_pixsize: minimum output pixel size
- * @hor_offs_align: horizontal pixel offset aligment
+ * @hor_offs_align: horizontal pixel offset alignment
  * @min_vsize_align: minimum vertical pixel size alignment
  */
 struct fimc_variant {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c
index 815efe9fd208fab95984b04bd84b088e6407576f..5214dd7a3936311e1bb93473199b602fbb9954aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ani.c
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ static const struct ani_ofdm_level_entry ofdm_level_table[] = {
 /*
  * MRC (Maximal Ratio Combining) has always been used with multi-antenna ofdm.
  * With OFDM for single stream you just add up all antenna inputs, you're
- * only interested in what you get after FFT. Signal aligment is also not
+ * only interested in what you get after FFT. Signal alignment is also not
  * required for OFDM because any phase difference adds up in the frequency
  * domain.
  *
  * MRC requires extra work for use with CCK. You need to align the antenna
  * signals from the different antenna before you can add the signals together.
- * You need aligment of signals as CCK is in time domain, so addition can cancel
+ * You need alignment of signals as CCK is in time domain, so addition can cancel
  * your signal completely if phase is 180 degrees (think of adding sine waves).
  * You also need to remove noise before the addition and this is where ANI
  * MRC CCK comes into play. One of the antenna inputs may be stronger but
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/fw.c
index 1922e78ad6bdd7a7cd7390907db7ebb48d70b11e..89a0a28b8b202bc0c978ecb536a8bbc20258e8bb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/fw.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static u32 _rtl92s_fill_h2c_cmd(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 h2cbufferlen,
 	u8 i = 0;
 
 	do {
-		/* 8 - Byte aligment */
+		/* 8 - Byte alignment */
 		len = H2C_TX_CMD_HDR_LEN + N_BYTE_ALIGMENT(pcmd_len[i], 8);
 
 		/* Buffer length is not enough */
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ static u32 _rtl92s_get_h2c_cmdlen(u32 h2cbufferlen, u32 cmd_num, u32 *pcmd_len)
 	u8 i = 0;
 
 	do {
-		/* 8 - Byte aligment */
+		/* 8 - Byte alignment */
 		len = H2C_TX_CMD_HDR_LEN + N_BYTE_ALIGMENT(pcmd_len[i], 8);
 
 		/* Buffer length is not enough */
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi_ms.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi_ms.h
index ae5bfe039fcc0012ed65ca4d81c3e20be9e65070..ccbd9e31a5dee847ea27b3f125c83dc54774be34 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi_ms.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi_ms.h
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ struct bfi_ioim_req_s {
 
 	/*
 	 * SG elements array within the IO request must be double word
-	 * aligned. This aligment is required to optimize SGM setup for the IO.
+	 * aligned. This alignment is required to optimize SGM setup for the IO.
 	 */
 	struct bfi_sge_s	sges[BFI_SGE_INLINE_MAX];
 	u8	io_timeout;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 016db6be94b996c797c9c4de0fd324c737706393..14857afc9937d30cae604fe839029593c1006944 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ int xt_compat_check_entry_offsets(const void *base, const char *elems,
 	    COMPAT_XT_ALIGN(target_offset + sizeof(struct compat_xt_standard_target)) != next_offset)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* compat_xt_entry match has less strict aligment requirements,
+	/* compat_xt_entry match has less strict alignment requirements,
 	 * otherwise they are identical.  In case of padding differences
 	 * we need to add compat version of xt_check_entry_match.
 	 */
diff --git a/scripts/spelling.txt b/scripts/spelling.txt
index 6ff540377fe677b6afc99115c7c031c9737514a9..12777ab323062076f885e6d090e285bd7b1e939a 100644
--- a/scripts/spelling.txt
+++ b/scripts/spelling.txt
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ algoritm||algorithm
 algoritms||algorithms
 algorrithm||algorithm
 algorritm||algorithm
+aligment||alignment
 allign||align
 allocatrd||allocated
 allocte||allocate