diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 90c4e12e7df..5b2d9c7c59f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@ else
       bmd_acc="${bmd_acc}:${bmd}/bitmaps"
     fi
   done
-  bitmapdir=${bmdacc#:}
+  bitmapdir=${bmd_acc#:}
 fi
 
 test "${with_ns}" = maybe && test "${opsys}" != darwin && with_ns=no
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog.17 b/lisp/ChangeLog.17
index a40f8f3d67a..8a255d756f1 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog.17
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog.17
@@ -10383,13 +10383,13 @@
 	(todo-move-category): Keep the moved category's name unless the
 	file moved to already has a category with that name.  If the
 	numerically last category of the source file was moved, make the
-	first category current to avoid selecting a nonexisting category.
+	first category current to avoid selecting a nonexistent category.
 	(todo-merge-category): Fix implementation to make merging to a
 	category in another file work as documented.  Eliminate now
 	insufficient and unnecessary renaming of archive category, correct
 	document string accordingly, and clarify it.  If the numerically
 	last category of the source file was merged, make the first
-	category current to avoid selecting a nonexisting category.
+	category current to avoid selecting a nonexistent category.
 	(todo-archive-done-item): When there are marked items and point
 	happens to be on an unmarked item, ignore the latter.  Don't leave
 	point below last item after archiving marked items.
diff --git a/lisp/net/shr.el b/lisp/net/shr.el
index 9116e506756..58deaea6f53 100644
--- a/lisp/net/shr.el
+++ b/lisp/net/shr.el
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ size, and full-buffer size."
                                    ;; Adjust the window width for when
                                    ;; the user disables the fringes,
                                    ;; which causes the display engine
-                                   ;; usurp one coplumn for the
+                                   ;; to usurp one column for the
                                    ;; continuation glyph.
                                    (if (and (null shr-width)
                                             (or (zerop (fringe-columns 'right))
diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index b0595666954..fcd81a162c9 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -2215,7 +2215,7 @@ x_query_colors (struct frame *f, XColor *colors, int ncolors)
 	 the 0xff00 we'd get by just zero-filling the lower bits.
 
          We generate a 32-bit scaled-up value and shift it, in case
-         the bit count doesn't divide 16 evently (e.g., when dealing
+         the bit count doesn't divide 16 evenly (e.g., when dealing
          with a 3-3-2 bit RGB display), to get more of the lower bits
          correct.
 
diff --git a/test/automated/coding-tests.el b/test/automated/coding-tests.el
index ebbf8968fc7..cda382fff97 100644
--- a/test/automated/coding-tests.el
+++ b/test/automated/coding-tests.el
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
       (let (test-file)
         (or (file-directory-p coding-tests-workdir)
             (mkdir coding-tests-workdir t))
-        (setq test-file (expand-file-name "nonexisting" coding-tests-workdir))
+        (setq test-file (expand-file-name "nonexistent" coding-tests-workdir))
         (if (file-exists-p test-file)
             (delete-file test-file))
         (should-error
diff --git a/test/automated/tabulated-list-test.el b/test/automated/tabulated-list-test.el
index 5731db4c270..9aa62ee59e5 100644
--- a/test/automated/tabulated-list-test.el
+++ b/test/automated/tabulated-list-test.el
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
        4clojure   4clojure   1507      obsolete    Open and evaluate 4clojure.com questions
        abc-mode   abc-mode   944       available   Major mode for editing abc music files
        mode       mode       1128      installed   A simple mode for editing Actionscript 3 files\n"))
-   ;; Preseve position.
+   ;; Preserve position.
    (forward-line 3)
    (let ((pos (thing-at-point 'line)))
      (pop tabulated-list-entries)