diff --git a/.codespellrc b/.codespellrc
index 1192e63c5b..6b83f1227e 100644
--- a/.codespellrc
+++ b/.codespellrc
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ skip = .git,*.pdf,*.svg,external
 # ALS, FWE - neuroimaging specific abbrevs
 # Comision - foreign word used
 # expad - AFNI flag
-ignore-words-list = te,inport,objekt,jist,nd,hel,inout,fith,whos,fot,ue,shs,smal,nam,filetest,suh,noo,reson,als,fwe,crasher,comision,afile,expad
+ignore-words-list = te,inport,objekt,jist,nd,hel,inout,fith,whos,fot,ue,shs,smal,nam,filetest,suh,noo,reson,als,fwe,crasher,comision,afile,expad,burnin
diff --git a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/utils.py b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/utils.py
index a449bde9d7..fdb652804c 100644
--- a/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/utils.py
+++ b/nipype/interfaces/freesurfer/utils.py
@@ -2821,7 +2821,7 @@ def _format_arg(self, name, spec, value):
         if name in ["in_T1", "in_aseg"]:
             # These inputs do not take full paths as inputs or even basenames
             basename = os.path.basename(value)
-            # whent the -mgz flag is specified, it assumes the mgz extension
+            # when the -mgz flag is specified, it assumes the mgz extension
             if self.inputs.mgz:
                 prefix = os.path.splitext(basename)[0]
             else:
diff --git a/nipype/pipeline/plugins/base.py b/nipype/pipeline/plugins/base.py
index c4957281d9..fe632f8c59 100644
--- a/nipype/pipeline/plugins/base.py
+++ b/nipype/pipeline/plugins/base.py
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ def _get_args(self, node, keywords):
     def _submit_graph(self, pyfiles, dependencies, nodes):
         """
         pyfiles: list of files corresponding to a topological sort
-        dependencies: dictionary of dependencies based on the toplogical sort
+        dependencies: dictionary of dependencies based on the topological sort
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
diff --git a/nipype/utils/docparse.py b/nipype/utils/docparse.py
index ce15bfa541..0cbaf1ff07 100644
--- a/nipype/utils/docparse.py
+++ b/nipype/utils/docparse.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def insert_doc(doc, new_items):
     Parameters
     ----------
     doc : str
-        The existing docstring we're inserting docmentation into.
+        The existing docstring we're inserting documentation into.
     new_items : list
         List of strings to be inserted in the ``doc``.
 
diff --git a/nipype/utils/matlabtools.py b/nipype/utils/matlabtools.py
index fdde853b6e..ea06cd4126 100644
--- a/nipype/utils/matlabtools.py
+++ b/nipype/utils/matlabtools.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def mlab_tempfile(dir=None):
     # infinite loop for some strange reason, we only try 100 times.
     for n in range(100):
         f = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".m", prefix="tmp_matlab_", dir=dir)
-        # Check the file name for matlab compilance
+        # Check the file name for matlab compliance
         fname = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(f.name))[0]
         if valid_name.match(fname):
             break