diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index abef74911a2..661af264270 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ These API calls require you to be authenticated as a team member of a grant:
 * https://gitcoin.co/grants/v1/api/export_addresses/grant12_round_7.json
 * https://gitcoin.co/grants/v1/api/export_info/grant12_round7.json
 
-Authentication on Gitcoin is primary centric around our user model, which (for now) is dependant upon Github.  If you are accessing the data programmatically, you may not be able to handle the Github authentication cycle, and for that reason we have begun providing limited access to this data via an API Key / Secret model.  Here's how it works.
+Authentication on Gitcoin is primary centric around our user model, which (for now) is dependent upon Github.  If you are accessing the data programmatically, you may not be able to handle the Github authentication cycle, and for that reason we have begun providing limited access to this data via an API Key / Secret model.  Here's how it works.
 
 1. Access any API which requires authorization via the standard authentication flow in browser.
 2. You will be issued credentials, which you can find in the response: `body.meta.api_key`.
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c1b0996bf60..79ed2117cfd 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ git fetch upstream
 ### Step 2: Branch
 
 It's always better to create local branches to work on a specific issue. Makes
-life easier for you if you are the kind who enjoys multiple things parallely.
+life easier for you if you are the kind who enjoys multiple things parallelly.
 These should also be created directly off of the `master` branch.
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/docs/RUNNING_REMOTELY.md b/docs/RUNNING_REMOTELY.md
index 499b89f1588..7173b97e8a4 100644
--- a/docs/RUNNING_REMOTELY.md
+++ b/docs/RUNNING_REMOTELY.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ It's recommended you create a new user as using root is dangerous.
 
 You will be prompted to enter a password, and some personal data (this is optional).
 
-Sudo priviledges are required, to grant priviledges type:
+Sudo privileges are required, to grant privileges type:
 
 ```shell
 # usermod -aG sudo newuser