diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx.c
index 051a8748688f..b2eaf2cb7fd6 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx.c
@@ -2316,7 +2316,7 @@ emu10kx_prepare(struct emu_sc_info *sc, struct sbuf *s)
 		}
 	if (sc->midi[0] != NULL)
 		if (device_is_attached(sc->midi[0])) {
-			sbuf_printf(s, "\tIR reciever MIDI events %s\n", sc->enable_ir ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+			sbuf_printf(s, "\tIR receiver MIDI events %s\n", sc->enable_ir ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 		}
 	sbuf_printf(s, "Card is in %s mode\n", (sc->mode == MODE_ANALOG) ? "analog" : "digital");
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/envy24.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/envy24.c
index ce0399858699..427f507cec71 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/envy24.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/envy24.c
@@ -2312,7 +2312,7 @@ envy24_putcfg(struct sc_info *sc)
 		printf("from external clock synthesizer chip\n");
 		break;
 	default:
-		printf("illeagal system setting\n");
+		printf("illegal system setting\n");
 	}
 	printf("  MPU-401 UART(s) #: ");
 	if (sc->cfg->scfg & PCIM_SCFG_MPU)
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/envy24ht.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/envy24ht.c
index 7e96be6d6fb1..efad4b1f8621 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/envy24ht.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/envy24ht.c
@@ -2212,7 +2212,7 @@ envy24ht_putcfg(struct sc_info *sc)
 		printf("reserved\n");
 		break;
 	default:
-		printf("illeagal system setting\n");
+		printf("illegal system setting\n");
 	}
 	printf("  MPU-401 UART(s) #: ");
 	if (sc->cfg->scfg & ENVY24HT_CCSM_SCFG_MPU)
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c
index 41fbee2e75ae..ca681acff547 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ sysctl_hw_snd_latency_profile(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
 }
 SYSCTL_PROC(_hw_snd, OID_AUTO, latency_profile, CTLTYPE_INT | CTLFLAG_RW,
 	0, sizeof(int), sysctl_hw_snd_latency_profile, "I",
-	"buffering latency profile (0=aggresive 1=safe)");
+	"buffering latency profile (0=aggressive 1=safe)");
 
 static int chn_timeout = CHN_TIMEOUT;
 TUNABLE_INT("hw.snd.timeout", &chn_timeout);