diff --git a/share/mk/atf.test.mk b/share/mk/atf.test.mk
index f3b21b94ca20..28470f2e080d 100644
--- a/share/mk/atf.test.mk
+++ b/share/mk/atf.test.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # require the ATF libraries.
 #
 # Test programs registered in this manner are set to be installed into TESTSDIR
-# (which should be overriden by the Makefile) and are not required to provide a
+# (which should be overridden by the Makefile) and are not required to provide a
 # manpage.
 ATF_TESTS_C?=
 ATF_TESTS_CXX?=
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index b76922ce466b..4808c1034e08 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ XZ_CMD?=	xz
 PKG_CMD?=	pkg
 
 # Pointer to the top directory into which tests are installed.  Should not be
-# overriden by Makefiles, but the user may choose to set this in src.conf(5).
+# overridden by Makefiles, but the user may choose to set this in src.conf(5).
 TESTSBASE?= /usr/tests
 
 DEPENDFILE?=	.depend
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk b/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk
index 731341ba3f34..f58dd7133758 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	${SSP_CFLAGS}
 DEBUG_FILES_CFLAGS?= -g
 
 # Allow user-specified additional warning flags, plus compiler and file
-# specific flag overrides, unless we've overriden this...
+# specific flag overrides, unless we've overridden this...
 .if ${MK_WARNS} != "no"
 CFLAGS+=	${CWARNFLAGS:M*} ${CWARNFLAGS.${COMPILER_TYPE}}
 CFLAGS+=	${CWARNFLAGS.${.IMPSRC:T}}
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.test.mk b/share/mk/bsd.test.mk
index aa99b93163c0..c7e4f50d085f 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.test.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.test.mk
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ TESTS_ENV?=
 # Force all tests in a separate distribution file.
 #
 # We want this to be the case even when the distribution name is already
-# overriden.  For example: we want the tests for programs in the 'games'
+# overridden.  For example: we want the tests for programs in the 'games'
 # distribution to end up in the 'tests' distribution; the test programs
 # themselves have all the necessary logic to detect that the games are not
 # installed and thus won't cause false negatives.
diff --git a/share/mk/meta.sys.mk b/share/mk/meta.sys.mk
index 9c05e209203f..6fb737432ff9 100644
--- a/share/mk/meta.sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/meta.sys.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 .-include "local.meta.sys.mk"
 
-# absoulte path to what we are reading.
+# absolute path to what we are reading.
 _PARSEDIR = ${.PARSEDIR:tA}
 
 .if !defined(SYS_MK_DIR)
diff --git a/share/mk/plain.test.mk b/share/mk/plain.test.mk
index 03c27f05da4f..7e7aef77d6c6 100644
--- a/share/mk/plain.test.mk
+++ b/share/mk/plain.test.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # PROGS, PROGS_CXX and SCRIPTS, respectively.
 #
 # Test programs registered in this manner are set to be installed into TESTSDIR
-# (which should be overriden by the Makefile) and are not required to provide a
+# (which should be overridden by the Makefile) and are not required to provide a
 # manpage.
 PLAIN_TESTS_C?=
 PLAIN_TESTS_CXX?=
diff --git a/share/mk/tap.test.mk b/share/mk/tap.test.mk
index 28b52af12bb3..d511da379a3e 100644
--- a/share/mk/tap.test.mk
+++ b/share/mk/tap.test.mk
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # PROGS, PROGS_CXX and SCRIPTS, respectively.
 #
 # Test programs registered in this manner are set to be installed into TESTSDIR
-# (which should be overriden by the Makefile) and are not required to provide a
+# (which should be overridden by the Makefile) and are not required to provide a
 # manpage.
 TAP_TESTS_C?=
 TAP_TESTS_CXX?=