diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/demux.h b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/demux.h
index 9f02582..0c1d87c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/demux.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/demux.h
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /*
- * Flags OR'ed in the capabilites field of struct dmx_demux.
+ * Flags OR'ed in the capabilities field of struct dmx_demux.
  */
 
 #define DMX_TS_FILTERING                        1
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
index 4258a99..a1705ec 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 	d->state = DVB_USB_STATE_INIT;
 
-/* check the capabilites and set appropriate variables */
+/* check the capabilities and set appropriate variables */
 
 /* speed - when running at FULL speed we need a HW PID filter */
 	if (d->udev->speed == USB_SPEED_FULL && !(d->props.caps & DVB_USB_HAS_PID_FILTER)) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb.h b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb.h
index d2be37c..fead958 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 /**
  * struct dvb_usb_properties - properties of a dvb-usb-device
- * @caps: capabilites of the DVB USB device.
+ * @caps: capabilities of the DVB USB device.
  * @pid_filter_count: number of PID filter position in the optional hardware
  *  PID-filter.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
index 914f2e3..aef4f58 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@
 	len = ntohl(*(u32*) ptr);
 	ptr += 4;
 	if (len >= 512) {
-		printk("dvb-ttpci: dpram file is way to big.\n");
+		printk("dvb-ttpci: dpram file is way too big.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (crc != crc32_le(0, ptr, len)) {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cpia.c b/drivers/media/video/cpia.c
index c240502..d93a561e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cpia.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cpia.c
@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@
 	//DBG("cpia_ioctl: %u\n", ioctlnr);
 
 	switch (ioctlnr) {
-	/* query capabilites */
+	/* query capabilities */
 	case VIDIOCGCAP:
 	{
 		struct video_capability *b = arg;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cpia2/cpia2_v4l.c b/drivers/media/video/cpia2/cpia2_v4l.c
index 589283d..08f8be3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cpia2/cpia2_v4l.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cpia2/cpia2_v4l.c
@@ -1628,7 +1628,7 @@
 	}
 
 	switch (ioctl_nr) {
-	case VIDIOCGCAP:	/* query capabilites */
+	case VIDIOCGCAP:	/* query capabilities */
 		retval = ioctl_cap_query(arg, cam);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/videocodec.h b/drivers/media/video/videocodec.h
index 156ae57..b1239ac 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/videocodec.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/videocodec.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
    the slave is bound to it). Otherwise it doesn't need this functions and
    therfor they may not be initialized.
 
-   The other fuctions are just for convenience, as they are for shure used by
+   The other fuctions are just for convenience, as they are for sure used by
    most/all of the codecs. The last ones may be ommited, too. 
 
    See the structure declaration below for more information and which data has
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/zr36050.c b/drivers/media/video/zr36050.c
index bd0cd28..6699725 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/zr36050.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/zr36050.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 
 	while (!(zr36050_read_status1(ptr) & 0x4)) {
 		udelay(1);
-		if (i++ > 200000) {	// 200ms, there is for shure something wrong!!!
+		if (i++ > 200000) {	// 200ms, there is for sure something wrong!!!
 			dprintk(1,
 				"%s: timout at wait_end (last status: 0x%02x)\n",
 				ptr->name, ptr->status1);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/zr36060.c b/drivers/media/video/zr36060.c
index 28fa31a..d8dd003 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/zr36060.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/zr36060.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 
 	while (zr36060_read_status(ptr) & ZR060_CFSR_Busy) {
 		udelay(1);
-		if (i++ > 200000) {	// 200ms, there is for shure something wrong!!!
+		if (i++ > 200000) {	// 200ms, there is for sure something wrong!!!
 			dprintk(1,
 				"%s: timout at wait_end (last status: 0x%02x)\n",
 				ptr->name, ptr->status);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/zr36120_i2c.c b/drivers/media/video/zr36120_i2c.c
index 6bfe84d..21fde43 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/zr36120_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/zr36120_i2c.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 	 case I2C_DRIVERID_VIDEODECODER:
 		DEBUG(printk(CARD_INFO "decoder attached\n",CARD));
 
-		/* fetch the capabilites of the decoder */
+		/* fetch the capabilities of the decoder */
 		rv = i2c_control_device(&ztv->i2c, I2C_DRIVERID_VIDEODECODER, DECODER_GET_CAPABILITIES, &dc);
 		if (rv) {
 			DEBUG(printk(CARD_DEBUG "decoder is not V4L aware!\n",CARD));