diff --git a/cobra/cmd/init_test.go b/cobra/cmd/init_test.go
index 6d21ef773..e364f4098 100644
--- a/cobra/cmd/init_test.go
+++ b/cobra/cmd/init_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestGoldenInitCmd(t *testing.T) {
 			expectErr: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name:      "returns error when passing an relative path for project",
+			name:      "returns error when passing a relative path for project",
 			args:      []string{"github.com/spf13/testproject"},
 			pkgName:   "github.com/spf13/testproject",
 			expectErr: true,
diff --git a/completions.go b/completions.go
index fea2c6f17..3fff7989d 100644
--- a/completions.go
+++ b/completions.go
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func (c *Command) getCompletions(args []string) (*Command, []string, ShellCompDi
 		if len(finalArgs) == 0 && !foundLocalNonPersistentFlag {
 			// We only complete sub-commands if:
 			// - there are no arguments on the command-line and
-			// - there are no local, non-peristent flag on the command-line or TraverseChildren is true
+			// - there are no local, non-persistent flags on the command-line or TraverseChildren is true
 			for _, subCmd := range finalCmd.Commands() {
 				if subCmd.IsAvailableCommand() || subCmd == finalCmd.helpCommand {
 					if strings.HasPrefix(subCmd.Name(), toComplete) {
diff --git a/powershell_completions.go b/powershell_completions.go
index 383ad7491..0b7f9bbff 100644
--- a/powershell_completions.go
+++ b/powershell_completions.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Register-ArgumentCompleter -CommandName '%[1]s' -ScriptBlock {
         # filter the result
         $_.Name -like "$WordToComplete*"
 
-        # Join the flag back if we have a equal sign flag
+        # Join the flag back if we have an equal sign flag
         if ( $IsEqualFlag ) {
             __%[1]s_debug "Join the equal sign flag back to the completion value"
             $_.Name = $Flag + "=" + $_.Name
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Register-ArgumentCompleter -CommandName '%[1]s' -ScriptBlock {
 
     $Values | ForEach-Object {
 
-        # store temporay because switch will overwrite $_
+        # store temporary because switch will overwrite $_
         $comp = $_
 
         # PowerShell supports three different completion modes