4 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/runtime/cgocall.go b/src/runtime/cgocall.go
index 1da7249abc..f6e2f63813 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cgocall.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cgocall.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func cgocall(fn, arg unsafe.Pointer) int32 {
 	// any C on the call stack, which there will be after this point. If
 	// there isn't, we can use frame pointer unwinding to collect call
 	// stacks efficiently. This will be the case for the first Go-to-C call
-	// on a stack, so it's prefereable to update it here, after we emit a
+	// on a stack, so it's preferable to update it here, after we emit a
 	// trace event in entersyscall above.
 	mp.ncgo++
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/coverage/emit.go b/src/runtime/coverage/emit.go
index d18e69053d..6fe04daea8 100644
--- a/src/runtime/coverage/emit.go
+++ b/src/runtime/coverage/emit.go
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ func (s *emitState) emitCounterDataFile(finalHash [16]byte, w io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 // markProfileEmitted signals the runtime/coverage machinery that
-// coverate data output files have already been written out, and there
+// coverage data output files have already been written out, and there
 // is no need to take any additional action at exit time. This
 // function is called (via linknamed reference) from the
 // coverage-related boilerplate code in _testmain.go emitted for go
diff --git a/src/runtime/mgcmark.go b/src/runtime/mgcmark.go
index 2ed411ae61..c49eba0302 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mgcmark.go
+++ b/src/runtime/mgcmark.go
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func gcAssistAlloc1(gp *g, scanWork int64) {
 		// The gcBlackenEnabled check in malloc races with the
 		// store that clears it but an atomic check in every malloc
 		// would be a performance hit.
-		// Instead we recheck it here on the non-preemptable system
+		// Instead we recheck it here on the non-preemptible system
 		// stack to determine if we should perform an assist.
 
 		// GC is done, so ignore any remaining debt.
diff --git a/src/runtime/race/testdata/chan_test.go b/src/runtime/race/testdata/chan_test.go
index e39ad4f99c..d592de9771 100644
--- a/src/runtime/race/testdata/chan_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/race/testdata/chan_test.go
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ func TestNoRaceCloseHappensBeforeRead(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Test that we call the proper race detector function when c.elemsize==0.
 // See https://github.com/golang/go/issues/42598
-func TestNoRaceElemetSize0(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNoRaceElemSize0(t *testing.T) {
 	var x, y int
 	var c = make(chan struct{}, 2)
 	c <- struct{}{}