diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py
index 587f66a..12d35f4 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/download.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class PendingList:
             elif isinstance(video, tuple):
                 youtube_id = video[0]
             if youtube_id in all_downloaded:
-                # skip already downlaoded
+                # skip already downloaded
                 continue
             video = self.get_youtube_details(youtube_id)
             # skip on download error
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/helper.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/helper.py
index 0ac2a11..a4b8abb 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/helper.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/helper.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def get_lock(lock_key):
 
 def monitor_cache_dir(cache_dir):
     """
-    look at download cache dir directly as alterative progress info
+    look at download cache dir directly as alternative progress info
     """
     dl_cache = os.path.join(cache_dir, 'download')
     cache_file = os.listdir(dl_cache)
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py
index ad35bb4..6793480 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class YoutubeChannel:
 
 
 class YoutubeVideo:
-    """ represents a signle youtube video """
+    """ represents a single youtube video """
 
     CONFIG = AppConfig().config
     ES_URL = CONFIG['application']['es_url']
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/index_management.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/index_management.py
index 70e2399..e093228 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/index_management.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/index_management.py
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class ElasticBackup:
         return file_content
 
     def write_es_json(self, file_content, index_name):
-        """ write nd json file for es _bulk API to disk """
+        """ write nd-json file for es _bulk API to disk """
         cache_dir = self.config['application']['cache_dir']
         file_name = f'es_{index_name}-{self.timestamp}.json'
         file_path = os.path.join(cache_dir, 'backup', file_name)
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py
index 1d9fafd..4d4c5c4 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/reindex.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class FilesystemScanner:
     def __init__(self):
         self.all_downloaded = self.get_all_downloaded()
         self.all_indexed = self.get_all_indexed()
-        self.missmatch = None
+        self.mismatch = None
         self.to_rename = None
         self.to_index = None
         self.to_delete = None
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class FilesystemScanner:
 
                     break
 
-        self.missmatch = to_fix
+        self.mismatch = to_fix
         self.to_rename = to_rename
 
     def rename_files(self):
@@ -307,11 +307,11 @@ class FilesystemScanner:
             new_path = os.path.join(self.VIDEOS, channel, expected_filename)
             os.rename(old_path, new_path)
 
-    def send_missmatch_bulk(self):
+    def send_mismatch_bulk(self):
         """ build bulk update """
         bulk_list = []
-        for video_missmatch in self.missmatch:
-            youtube_id, media_url = video_missmatch
+        for video_mismatch in self.mismatch:
+            youtube_id, media_url = video_mismatch
             action = {"update": {"_id": youtube_id, "_index": 'ta_video'}}
             source = {"doc": {"media_url": media_url}}
             bulk_list.append(json.dumps(action))
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ def scan_filesystem():
     filesystem_handler.list_comarison()
     if filesystem_handler.to_rename:
         filesystem_handler.rename_files()
-    if filesystem_handler.missmatch:
-        filesystem_handler.send_missmatch_bulk()
+    if filesystem_handler.mismatch:
+        filesystem_handler.send_mismatch_bulk()
     if filesystem_handler.to_delete:
         filesystem_handler.delete_from_index()
     if filesystem_handler.to_index:
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/searching.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/searching.py
index db0f906..9e28408 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/searching.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/searching.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class SearchHandler:
 
     @staticmethod
     def vid_cache_link(hit):
-        """ download thumbnails into chache """
+        """ download thumbnails into cache """
         vid_thumb = hit['source']['vid_thumb_url']
         youtube_id = hit['source']['youtube_id']
         channel_id_hit = hit['source']['channel']['channel_id']
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html
index 79c11d1..30f2600 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/templates/home/settings.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <h2>Color scheme</h2>
         <div class="settings-item">
             <p>Current color scheme: <span class="settings-current">{{ config.application.colors }}</span></p>
-            <i>Select yout prefered color scheme between dark and light mode.</i><br>
+            <i>Select yout preferred color scheme between dark and light mode.</i><br>
             <select name="application.colors" id="application.colors">
                 <option value="" disabled selected> -- change color scheme -- </option>
                 <option value="dark">dark mode</option>
diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/views.py b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
index e00ddbf..feb919b 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """
 Functionality:
 - all views for home app
-- process post data recieved from frontend via ajax
+- process post data received from frontend via ajax
 """
 
 import urllib.parse
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class DownloadView(View):
 
 
 class ChannelIdView(View):
-    """ resolves to /chanel/<channel-id>/
+    """ resolves to /channel/<channel-id>/
     display single channel page from channel_id
     """