diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index f9de7cf9b..067b1087e 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Field(object):
         Called to set up a field prior to field_to_native or field_from_native.
 
         parent - The parent serializer.
-        model_field - The model field this field corrosponds to, if one exists.
+        model_field - The model field this field corresponds to, if one exists.
         """
         self.parent = parent
         self.root = parent.root or parent
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class WritableField(Field):
 
 class ModelField(WritableField):
     """
-    A generic field that can be used against an arbirtrary model field.
+    A generic field that can be used against an arbitrary model field.
     """
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         try:
diff --git a/rest_framework/generics.py b/rest_framework/generics.py
index 190a5f798..27540a57f 100644
--- a/rest_framework/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/generics.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-Generic views that provide commmonly needed behaviour.
+Generic views that provide commonly needed behaviour.
 """
 
 from rest_framework import views, mixins
diff --git a/rest_framework/serializers.py b/rest_framework/serializers.py
index ce04b3e20..1cfcf1030 100644
--- a/rest_framework/serializers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/serializers.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class BaseSerializer(Field):
     def errors(self):
         """
         Run deserialization and return error data,
-        setting self.object if no errors occured.
+        setting self.object if no errors occurred.
         """
         if self._errors is None:
             obj = self.from_native(self.init_data)
diff --git a/rest_framework/throttling.py b/rest_framework/throttling.py
index 6860e6b98..8fe64248d 100644
--- a/rest_framework/throttling.py
+++ b/rest_framework/throttling.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class BaseThrottle(object):
 
     def wait(self):
         """
-        Optionally, return a recommeded number of seconds to wait before
+        Optionally, return a recommended number of seconds to wait before
         the next request.
         """
         return None
diff --git a/rest_framework/views.py b/rest_framework/views.py
index c721be3ca..71e1fe6c8 100644
--- a/rest_framework/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/views.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class APIView(View):
 
     def get_throttles(self):
         """
-        Instantiates and returns the list of thottles that this view uses.
+        Instantiates and returns the list of throttles that this view uses.
         """
         return [throttle() for throttle in self.throttle_classes]