diff --git a/menuselect/README b/menuselect/README
index 37b0e193be..3114e08340 100644
--- a/menuselect/README
+++ b/menuselect/README
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ Member Attributes:
    when the cursor is on it in the menu.
 
    remove_on_change="apps/app_meetme.o apps/app_meetme.so"
-   This attribute can contain a space delimeted list of files to be deleted
+   This attribute can contain a space delimited list of files to be deleted
    when it is time to build an output file if the value of this member has
    changed from its value in any existing input when the application was
    started.
diff --git a/menuselect/contrib/menuselect-dummy b/menuselect/contrib/menuselect-dummy
index 4c3952efb1..cc47f9bf28 100755
--- a/menuselect/contrib/menuselect-dummy
+++ b/menuselect/contrib/menuselect-dummy
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 use strict;
 use Getopt::Long;
 
-# Holds global dependncy information. Keys are module names.
+# Holds global dependency information. Keys are module names.
 my %ModInfo = ();
 
 # extract configuration from kernel modules:
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ my $ConfFile = "build_tools/conf";
 
 my $DumpFile = 'build_tools/dump_deps';
 
-# Modules removed randomely:
-my $RandomeModsFile = "build_tools/mods_removed_random";
+# Modules removed randomly:
+my $RandomModsFile = "build_tools/mods_removed_random";
 
 my $MakedepsFile = "menuselect.makedeps";
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ my @ExcludedModules = ();
 # Do try building those. Overrides 'exclude' and 'defaultenable: no'
 my @IncludedModules = ();
 
-# A chance to rule-out a module randomely.
+# A chance to rule-out a module randomly.
 my $RandomKnockoutFactor = 0;
 
 sub warning($) {
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ sub read_conf() {
 }
 
 # generate menuselect.makedeps.
-# In this file menuselect writes dependecies of each module. CFLAGS will
+# In this file menuselect writes dependencies of each module. CFLAGS will
 # then automatically include for each module the _INCLUDE and LDFLAGS
-# will include the _LIBS from all the depedencies of the module.
+# will include the _LIBS from all the dependencies of the module.
 sub gen_makedeps() {
 	open MAKEDEPSS, ">$MakedepsFile" or
 		die "Failed to open deps file $MakedepsFile for writing. Aborting: $!\n";
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ sub apply_included_patterns() {
 sub apply_random_drop() {
 	return if ($RandomKnockoutFactor <= 0);
 
-	open MODS_LIST, ">$RandomeModsFile" or
-		die "Failed to open modules list file $RandomeModsFile for writing. Aborting: $!\n";
+	open MODS_LIST, ">$RandomModsFile" or
+		die "Failed to open modules list file $RandomModsFile for writing. Aborting: $!\n";
 	for my $mod (keys %ModInfo) {
 		next unless ($ModInfo{$mod}{Type} eq 'module');
 		next unless (rand() < $RandomKnockoutFactor);
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ sub resolve_deps() {
 
 # generate menuselect.makeopts.
 # The values in this file obey to different semantics:
-# 1. For modules, a module will be built unles listed here
+# 1. For modules, a module will be built unless listed here
 # 2. For XML values (sounds, CFLAGS) it will be enabled if listed here
 sub gen_makeopts() {
 	open MAKEDEPS, ">$MakeoptsFile" or
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ sub usage() {
 	print "\n";
 	print "Usage:\n";
 	print "$0  # menuselect processing\n";
-	print "$0 -m|--modinfo|--moduls-info PATTERN # Status of modules\n";
+	print "$0 -m|--modinfo|--modules-info PATTERN # Status of modules\n";
 	print "$0 -v|--verbose                       # verbose (modinfo)\n";
 	print "$0 -c|--check-deps                    # Check for dependencies\n";
 	print "\n";