diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ac20576e..434169679 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Many thanks to @iLiviu for contributing all fixes in this release!
 * `RemoteStorage.defineModule` is no more, and both declaring modules and
   loading them in apps can now be done with a new, improved API. (#974)
 * The connect widget is not part of the core library anymore, but has moved to
-  a seperate add-on library (#862)
+  a separate add-on library (#862)
 * Error events (e.g. unauthorized, sync error, etc.) are identified by name
   instead of type now (#984)
 * Network request timeouts are configured via the `setRequestTimeout` method
diff --git a/doc/contributing/building.rst b/doc/contributing/building.rst
index 8f32a844d..d882f86b1 100644
--- a/doc/contributing/building.rst
+++ b/doc/contributing/building.rst
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ Production
 
 This creates the minified production build in ``release/``.
 
-It also creates a seperate source maps file, which you can link to in case you
+It also creates a separate source maps file, which you can link to in case you
 want to (e.g. to improve exception tracking/debugging in production).
diff --git a/test/unit/inmemorycaching-suite.js b/test/unit/inmemorycaching-suite.js
index 7c08aa2f0..a2b70ee7d 100644
--- a/test/unit/inmemorycaching-suite.js
+++ b/test/unit/inmemorycaching-suite.js
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ define(['./build/config', './build/inmemorystorage'], function (config, InMemory
             test.assertAnd(Object.keys(storage), storageKeys);
 
             return env.ims.delete('/foo/bar/baz').then(function (r) {
-              test.assertAnd(r.statusCode, 200, 'Wrong statusCode: '+r.statusCode); //TODO belongs in seperate test
+              test.assertAnd(r.statusCode, 200, 'Wrong statusCode: '+r.statusCode); //TODO belongs in separate test
               test.assertAnd(getLatest(storage['/foo/bar/baz']), undefined);
               test.assertAnd(getLatest(storage['/foo/bar/']).itemsMap, {});
               test.assertAnd(getLatest(storage['/foo/']).itemsMap, {});