diff --git a/src/audio_input.cpp b/src/audio_input.cpp
index 0116cb02..9b6df8cf 100644
--- a/src/audio_input.cpp
+++ b/src/audio_input.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool AudioInput::init() {
 
   if(!audio) return(false);
 
-  act("audio initialization succesful");
+  act("audio initialization successful");
   initialized = true;
 
   return true;
diff --git a/src/console_calls_ctrl.cpp b/src/console_calls_ctrl.cpp
index 4ee5ea2f..3af458b4 100644
--- a/src/console_calls_ctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/console_calls_ctrl.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ int console_open_layer(Context *env, char *cmd) {
     //    l->fps=env->fps_speed;
 
     len = env->screens.selected()->layers.len();
-    notice("layer succesfully created, now you have %i layers",len);
+    notice("layer successfully created, now you have %i layers",len);
     return len;
   }
   error("layer creation aborted");
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ int console_open_text_layer(Context *env, char *cmd) {
   env->screen->add_layer(txt);
   txt->active=true;
   
-  notice("layer succesfully created with text: %s",cmd);
+  notice("layer successfully created with text: %s",cmd);
   return env->screens.selected()->layers.len();
 }
 #endif
@@ -775,6 +775,6 @@ int console_generator_selection(Context *env, char *cmd) {
   env->screen->add_layer(tmp);
   tmp->active=true;
 
-  notice("generator %s succesfully created", tmp->name);
+  notice("generator %s successfully created", tmp->name);
   return 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/context.cpp b/src/context.cpp
index e3999fa4..b67fa029 100644
--- a/src/context.cpp
+++ b/src/context.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ bool Context::add_screen(ViewPort *scr) {
   screens.sel(0);
   scr->sel(true);
   screen = screens.begin();
-  func("screen %s succesfully added", scr->name);
+  func("screen %s successfully added", scr->name);
   act("screen %s now on top",screen->name);
 
   return(true);
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ Layer *Context::open(char *file, int w, int h) {
   if(!nlayer)
     error("can't create a layer with %s",file);
   else
-    func("create_layer succesful, returns %p",nlayer);
+    func("create_layer successful, returns %p",nlayer);
   return nlayer;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/impl_layers.cpp b/src/impl_layers.cpp
index 39c768b6..11d7de8d 100644
--- a/src/impl_layers.cpp
+++ b/src/impl_layers.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ Layer *create_layer(Context *env, char *file) {
   if(!nlayer)
     error("can't create a layer with %s",file);
   else
-    func("create_layer succesful, returns %p",nlayer);
+    func("create_layer successful, returns %p",nlayer);
   return nlayer;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/include/freej.h b/src/include/freej.h
index 67af1dcf..6e1270a6 100644
--- a/src/include/freej.h
+++ b/src/include/freej.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     bool open(char *file)  called to open MyLayer's source
                            returns false if is not accessible
 
-    bool init(Context *scr)  if the open was succesful, call this and
+    bool init(Context *scr)  if the open was successful, call this and
 			     the Layer will enter the chain
 
     bool feed()   this function is executed by the Context when
diff --git a/src/jutils.cpp b/src/jutils.cpp
index f5936535..af883367 100644
--- a/src/jutils.cpp
+++ b/src/jutils.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ int rtc_open() {
     perror("rtc ioctl");
     return 0;
   }
-  notice("realtime clock succesfully initialized");
+  notice("realtime clock successfully initialized");
   return 1;
 }
 /* tick returns 0 if 1 second didn't passed since last tick,
diff --git a/src/oggtheora_encoder.cpp b/src/oggtheora_encoder.cpp
index d0f10d01..b0fd26e1 100644
--- a/src/oggtheora_encoder.cpp
+++ b/src/oggtheora_encoder.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ bool OggTheoraEncoder::init (ViewPort *scr) {
   enc_v     = malloc((screen->geo.w * screen->geo.h) /2);
   enc_yuyv   = (uint8_t*)malloc(  screen->geo.bytesize );
   
-  act("initialization succesful");
+  act("initialization successful");
   initialized = true;
   
   return true;
diff --git a/src/theora11_encoder.cpp b/src/theora11_encoder.cpp
index 49aee988..87ce3420 100644
--- a/src/theora11_encoder.cpp
+++ b/src/theora11_encoder.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ Theora11Encoder::init(Context *_env) {
   // init complete
   // ----
 
-  act("initialization succesful");
+  act("initialization successful");
   initialized = true;
   
   return true;