diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ChangeLog b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ChangeLog
index 78853c42f56..00ba7efc1df 100644
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ChangeLog
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/ChangeLog
@@ -3084,7 +3084,7 @@
 
 2003-09-18  Kaz Kojima  <kkojima@gcc.gnu.org>
 
-	* src/sh/ffi.c (ffi_prep_args): Take account into the alignment
+	* src/sh/ffi.c (ffi_prep_args): Take account into the alignement
 	for the register size.
 	(ffi_closure_helper_SYSV): Handle the structure return value
 	address correctly.
@@ -3344,7 +3344,7 @@
 2003-02-06  Andreas Tobler <a.tobler@schweiz.ch>
 
 	* libffi/src/powerpc/darwin_closure.S:
-	Fix alignment bug, allocate 8 bytes for the result.
+	Fix alignement bug, allocate 8 bytes for the result.
 	* libffi/src/powerpc/aix_closure.S:
 	Likewise.
 	* libffi/src/powerpc/ffi_darwin.c:
diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/dlmalloc.c b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/dlmalloc.c
index 72673a1bc74..783c5c2a6f9 100644
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/dlmalloc.c
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/dlmalloc.c
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ static void* win32direct_mmap(size_t size) {
   return (ptr != 0)? ptr: MFAIL;
 }
 
-/* This function supports releasing coalesced segments */
+/* This function supports releasing coalesed segments */
 static int win32munmap(void* ptr, size_t size) {
   MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION minfo;
   char* cptr = ptr;
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ static int win32munmap(void* ptr, size_t size) {
 #define CALL_MORECORE(S)     MFAIL
 #endif /* HAVE_MORECORE */
 
-/* mstate bit set if contiguous morecore disabled or failed */
+/* mstate bit set if continguous morecore disabled or failed */
 #define USE_NONCONTIGUOUS_BIT (4U)
 
 /* segment bit set in create_mspace_with_base */
diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/powerpc/ffi_darwin.c b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/powerpc/ffi_darwin.c
index 5e7772068ad..d84f1c393a8 100644
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/powerpc/ffi_darwin.c
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/powerpc/ffi_darwin.c
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ typedef struct aix_fd_struct {
 		  +---------------------------------------+ 160
 		  | result area 8                         |
 		  +---------------------------------------+ 168
-		  | alignment to the next multiple of 16  |
+		  | alignement to the next multiple of 16 |
 SP current -->    +---------------------------------------+ 176 <- parent frame
 		  | back chain to caller 4                |
 		  +---------------------------------------+ 180
diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/powerpc/ppc-ffi_darwin.c b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/powerpc/ppc-ffi_darwin.c
index dba2184099a..8953d5fda35 100644
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/powerpc/ppc-ffi_darwin.c
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi_osx/powerpc/ppc-ffi_darwin.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ ffi_call(
 		  +---------------------------------------+ 160
 		  | result area 8                         |
 		  +---------------------------------------+ 168
-		  | alignment to the next multiple of 16  |
+		  | alignement to the next multiple of 16 |
 SP current -->    +---------------------------------------+ 176 <- parent frame
 		  | back chain to caller 4                |
 		  +---------------------------------------+ 180