diff --git a/cmake/templates/license.h.in b/cmake/templates/license.h.in
index 31e2e17dad14..f2c766965625 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/license.h.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/license.h.in
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jsoncpp:
   license you like.
 
 scanner/token:
-  The liblangutil/{CharStream,Scanner,Token}.{h,cpp} files are dervied from
+  The liblangutil/{CharStream,Scanner,Token}.{h,cpp} files are derived from
   code originating from the V8 project licensed under the following terms:
 
   Copyright 2006-2012, the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
diff --git a/libdevcore/CommonData.h b/libdevcore/CommonData.h
index d85f6ad3a129..0a13e79406f1 100644
--- a/libdevcore/CommonData.h
+++ b/libdevcore/CommonData.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ enum class HexCase
 /// @example toHex("A\x69") == "4169"
 std::string toHex(bytes const& _data, HexPrefix _prefix = HexPrefix::DontAdd, HexCase _case = HexCase::Lower);
 
-/// Converts a (printable) ASCII hex character into the correspnding integer value.
+/// Converts a (printable) ASCII hex character into the corresponding integer value.
 /// @example fromHex('A') == 10 && fromHex('f') == 15 && fromHex('5') == 5
 int fromHex(char _i, WhenError _throw);
 
diff --git a/scripts/codespell_whitelist.txt b/scripts/codespell_whitelist.txt
index b9467a805622..0efac9dea069 100644
--- a/scripts/codespell_whitelist.txt
+++ b/scripts/codespell_whitelist.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@ nd
 assignend
 uint
 mut
+BA
+FO
+ba
+fo
+compilability
+errorString
diff --git a/test/compilationTests/corion/provider.sol b/test/compilationTests/corion/provider.sol
index 48ec3adb7e04..db909a90e1ef 100644
--- a/test/compilationTests/corion/provider.sol
+++ b/test/compilationTests/corion/provider.sol
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ contract provider is module, safeMath, announcementTypes {
     }
     function allowUsers(address provider, address[] calldata addr) isReady external {
         /*
-            Permition of the user to be able to connect to the provider.
+            Permission of the user to be able to connect to the provider.
             This can only be invited by the provider’s admin.
             With this kind of call only 100 address can be permitted.
 
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
index 145a6167441c..d18734075eaa 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityEndToEndTest.cpp
@@ -13518,7 +13518,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(bare_call_invalid_address)
 {
 	char const* sourceCode = R"YY(
 		contract C {
-			/// Calling into non-existant account is successful (creates the account)
+			/// Calling into non-existent account is successful (creates the account)
 			function f() external returns (bool) {
 				(bool success,) = address(0x4242).call("");
 				return success;