diff --git a/Doc/ext/embedding.tex b/Doc/ext/embedding.tex
index 686004c2e40..58ec5cab4ff 100644
--- a/Doc/ext/embedding.tex
+++ b/Doc/ext/embedding.tex
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ When embedding Python, the interface code does:
 \end{enumerate}
 
 As you can see, the data conversion steps are simply swapped to
-accomodate the different direction of the cross-language transfer.
+accommodate the different direction of the cross-language transfer.
 The only difference is the routine that you call between both
 data conversions. When extending, you call a C routine, when
 embedding, you call a Python routine.
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libarray.tex b/Doc/lib/libarray.tex
index e168e54256c..897310df99f 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libarray.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libarray.tex
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ data from a file written on a machine with a different byte order.
 \end{methoddesc}
 
 \begin{methoddesc}[array]{count}{x}
-Return the number of occurences of \var{x} in the array.
+Return the number of occurrences of \var{x} in the array.
 \end{methoddesc}
 
 \begin{methoddesc}[array]{extend}{iterable}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ append Unicode data to an array of some other type.
 
 \begin{methoddesc}[array]{index}{x}
 Return the smallest \var{i} such that \var{i} is the index of
-the first occurence of \var{x} in the array.
+the first occurrence of \var{x} in the array.
 \end{methoddesc}
 
 \begin{methoddesc}[array]{insert}{i, x}
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ do.
 \end{methoddesc}
 
 \begin{methoddesc}[array]{remove}{x}
-Remove the first occurence of \var{x} from the array.
+Remove the first occurrence of \var{x} from the array.
 \end{methoddesc}
 
 \begin{methoddesc}[array]{reverse}{}
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex
index a3971b67399..1481db1cdc1 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libsys.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libsys.tex
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ It is always available.
 
 \begin{funcdesc}{exc_clear}{}
   This function clears all information relating to the current or last
-  exception that occured in the current thread.  After calling this
+  exception that occurred in the current thread.  After calling this
   function, \function{exc_info()} will return three \code{None} values until
   another exception is raised in the current thread or the execution stack
   returns to a frame where another exception is being handled.
diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtarfile.tex b/Doc/lib/libtarfile.tex
index a942bb41073..f7800ded2dc 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libtarfile.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libtarfile.tex
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ tar archive several times. Each archive member is represented by a
     not be found in the archive, \exception{KeyError} is raised.
     \begin{notice}
         If a member occurs more than once in the archive, its last
-        occurence is assumed to be the most up-to-date version.
+        occurrence is assumed to be the most up-to-date version.
     \end{notice}
 \end{methoddesc}
 
diff --git a/Doc/lib/tkinter.tex b/Doc/lib/tkinter.tex
index d0400c677d0..cdc9b399f31 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/tkinter.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/tkinter.tex
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ the "slave widgets" inside.  The packer is used to control where slave
 widgets appear inside the master into which they are packed.  You can
 pack widgets into frames, and frames into other frames, in order to
 achieve the kind of layout you desire.  Additionally, the arrangement
-is dynamically adjusted to accomodate incremental changes to the
+is dynamically adjusted to accommodate incremental changes to the
 configuration, once it is packed.
 
 Note that widgets do not appear until they have had their geometry
diff --git a/Doc/templates/manual.tex b/Doc/templates/manual.tex
index d75187c7bcb..19dec8bf669 100644
--- a/Doc/templates/manual.tex
+++ b/Doc/templates/manual.tex
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 \noindent
 Big Python is a special version of Python for users who require larger 
-keys on their keyboards.  It accomodates their special needs by ...
+keys on their keyboards.  It accommodates their special needs by ...
 
 \end{abstract}
 
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex
index 18f8e5b42bb..45315cb8156 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ r ['r', 'r']
 >>> # List unique letters
 >>> [k for k, g in groupby(letters)]                     
 ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'r']
->>> # Count letter occurences
+>>> # Count letter occurrences
 >>> [(k, len(list(g))) for k, g in groupby(letters)]     
 [('a', 5), ('b', 2), ('c', 1), ('d', 1), ('r', 2)]
 \end{verbatim}