diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_autoscaling_attachment_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_autoscaling_attachment_test.go
index cf1a239e3..52b82b671 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_autoscaling_attachment_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_autoscaling_attachment_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func testAccCheckAWSAutocalingAttachmentExists(asgname string, loadBalancerCount
 		})
 
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Recieved an error when attempting to load %s:  %s", asg, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("Received an error when attempting to load %s:  %s", asg, err)
 		}
 
 		if loadBalancerCount != len(actual.AutoScalingGroups[0].LoadBalancerNames) {
diff --git a/config/interpolate_funcs_test.go b/config/interpolate_funcs_test.go
index 193fcd147..29df92d67 100644
--- a/config/interpolate_funcs_test.go
+++ b/config/interpolate_funcs_test.go
@@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@ func TestInterpolateFuncTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if resultTime.Sub(currentTime).Seconds() > 10.0 {
-		t.Fatalf("Timestamp Diff too large. Expected: %s\nRecieved: %s", currentTime.Format(time.RFC3339), result.Value.(string))
+		t.Fatalf("Timestamp Diff too large. Expected: %s\nReceived: %s", currentTime.Format(time.RFC3339), result.Value.(string))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/terraform/state.go b/terraform/state.go
index 5fa74a79f..4e5aa713f 100644
--- a/terraform/state.go
+++ b/terraform/state.go
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ func (s *State) CompareAges(other *State) (StateAgeComparison, error) {
 }
 
 // SameLineage returns true only if the state given in argument belongs
-// to the same "lineage" of states as the reciever.
+// to the same "lineage" of states as the receiver.
 func (s *State) SameLineage(other *State) bool {
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/external/data_source.html.md b/website/source/docs/providers/external/data_source.html.md
index ca983d41e..9241d0215 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/external/data_source.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/external/data_source.html.md
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
   arguments containing spaces.
 
 * `query` - (Optional) A map of string values to pass to the external program
-  as the query arguments. If not supplied, the program will recieve an empty
+  as the query arguments. If not supplied, the program will receive an empty
   object as its input.
 
 ## Attributes Reference