diff --git a/doc/options.txt b/doc/options.txt
index a07b316cc..8cc665b7e 100644
--- a/doc/options.txt
+++ b/doc/options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-The definitition for each OPTIONS= option resides in include/optlist.h as of
+The definition for each OPTIONS= option resides in include/optlist.h as of
 February 2020 in 3.7 WIP.
 
 Boolean and compound options are combined into a single allopt[] array.
diff --git a/doc/sound.txt b/doc/sound.txt
index 2f90d3334..66ff2d0d0 100644
--- a/doc/sound.txt
+++ b/doc/sound.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ There are 4 distinct types of sound sound_triggers used by NetHack.
                                  at the outset (ambience_begin), at the
                                  termination (ambience_end), and
                                  periodically in-between as needed
-                                 (ambience_upate), likely with a different
+                                 (ambience_update), likely with a different
                                  hero proximity value.
 
     SOUND_TRIGGER_VERBAL         Invoked by the core when someone (or something)
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ sound_play_usersound(char *filename, int32_t volume, int32_t usidx);
 sound_ambience(int32_t ambienceid, int32_t ambience_action,
                int32_t hero_proximity);
     -- NetHack will call this function when it wants a particular
-       ambience related sound played in order to provide atomosphere
+       ambience related sound played in order to provide atmosphere
        or flavor.
     -- The ambienceid is used to identify the particular ambience sound
        being sought. The abienceid identifiers are from the
diff --git a/sys/vms/Install.vms b/sys/vms/Install.vms
index 730eb47f3..5b0b7e184 100644
--- a/sys/vms/Install.vms
+++ b/sys/vms/Install.vms
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     used if symbols are set up to run them.  Or if you have them but do not
     have symbols set up, you may edit spec_lev.com to have it run them.
     If neither of those situations applies, spec_lev.com will default to
-    copying pre-genearated versions of the appropriate files (dgn_lex.c,
+    copying pre-generated versions of the appropriate files (dgn_lex.c,
     lev_lex.c, dgn_yacc.c, lev_yacc.c, dgn_comp.h, and lev_comp.h) from
     [.sys.share] into [.util]*.c and [.include]*.h.