widgets: Fix typos in documentation

Pick-to: 5.15 6.2
Change-Id: I6b77f0ec043d08da3b7958d780dce9595daf97a6
Reviewed-by: Edward Welbourne <edward.welbourne@qt.io>

32 files changed, 66 insertions, 64 deletions

diff --git a/src/widgets/doc/src/widgets-and-layouts/gallery.qdoc b/src/widgets/doc/src/widgets-and-layouts/gallery.qdoc
index 8e3df06843..669e88d284 100644
--- a/src/widgets/doc/src/widgets-and-layouts/gallery.qdoc
+++ b/src/widgets/doc/src/widgets-and-layouts/gallery.qdoc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
   The widgets examples show how some of the widgets available in Qt might
   appear when configured to use the a particular style. Each style is only
-  available on the respective platfom, and provides native look and feel by
+  available on the respective platform, and provides native look and feel by
   integrating to the platform theme. Thus, the final appearance varies
   depending on the active theme.
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/doc/src/widgets-and-layouts/stylesheet.qdoc b/src/widgets/doc/src/widgets-and-layouts/stylesheet.qdoc
index 44f20ca0ae..d255b3b98f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/doc/src/widgets-and-layouts/stylesheet.qdoc
+++ b/src/widgets/doc/src/widgets-and-layouts/stylesheet.qdoc
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@
 
            The slider can be styled using the \l{#handle-sub}{::handle} subcontrol.
            Setting the \l{#min-width-prop}{min-width} or \l{#min-height-prop}{min-height}
-           provides size contraints for the slider depending on the orientation.
+           provides size constraints for the slider depending on the orientation.
 
            The \l{add-line-sub}{::add-line} subcontrol can be used to style the
            button to add a line. By default, the add-line subcontrol is placed in
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@
 
         The only widget currently supporting this property is QPushButton.
 
-        \note It's the application's responsibilty to assign an icon to a
+        \note It's the application's responsibility to assign an icon to a
         button (using the QAbstractButton API), and not the style's. So be
         careful setting it unless your stylesheet is targeting a specific
         application.
diff --git a/src/widgets/effects/qgraphicseffect.cpp b/src/widgets/effects/qgraphicseffect.cpp
index 2eb74ce2a8..235991b1df 100644
--- a/src/widgets/effects/qgraphicseffect.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/effects/qgraphicseffect.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     any other existing effects) and reimplement the virtual function draw().
     This function is called whenever the effect needs to redraw. The draw()
     function takes the painter with which to draw as an argument. For more
-    information, refer to the documenation for draw(). In the draw() function
+    information, refer to the documentation for draw(). In the draw() function
     you can call sourcePixmap() to get a pixmap of the graphics effect source
     which you can then process.
 
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ void QGraphicsColorizeEffect::draw(QPainter *painter)
     at the potential cost of lower performance.
 
     \value AnimationHint Indicates that the blur radius is going to be animated, hinting
-    that the implementation can keep a cache of blurred verisons of the source.
+    that the implementation can keep a cache of blurred versions of the source.
     Do not use this hint if the source is going to be dynamically changing.
 
     \sa blurHints(), setBlurHints()
diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsanchorlayout_p.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsanchorlayout_p.cpp
index 9da290974b..232599c561 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsanchorlayout_p.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsanchorlayout_p.cpp
@@ -2065,7 +2065,7 @@ QList<AnchorData *> getVariables(const QList<QSimplexConstraint *> &constraints)
     In a nutshell it should do:
 
     1) Refresh anchor nominal sizes, that is, the size that each anchor would
-       have if no other restrictions applied. This is done by quering the
+       have if no other restrictions applied. This is done by querying the
        layout style and the sizeHints of the items belonging to the layout.
 
     2) Simplify the graph by grouping together parallel and sequential anchors
diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
index 2975cd1320..e0ee0a16ee 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsitem.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
     \li keyPressEvent() and keyReleaseEvent() handle key press and release events
     \li mousePressEvent(), mouseMoveEvent(), mouseReleaseEvent(), and
     mouseDoubleClickEvent() handles mouse press, move, release, click and
-    doubleclick events
+    double-click events
     \endlist
 
     You can filter events for any other item by installing event filters. This
@@ -2714,7 +2714,7 @@ void QGraphicsItemPrivate::setEnabledHelper(bool newEnabled, bool explicitly, bo
     If you disable a parent item, all its children will also be disabled. If
     you enable a parent item, all children will be enabled, unless they have
     been explicitly disabled (i.e., if you call setEnabled(false) on a child,
-    it will not be reenabled if its parent is disabled, and then enabled
+    it will not be re-enabled if its parent is disabled, and then enabled
     again).
 
     Items are enabled by default.
@@ -3007,7 +3007,7 @@ QRectF QGraphicsItemPrivate::effectiveBoundingRect(const QRectF &rect) const
     Returns the effective bounding rect of the item.
     If the item has no effect, this is the same as the item's bounding rect.
     If the item has an effect, the effective rect can be larger than the item's
-    bouding rect, depending on the effect.
+    bounding rect, depending on the effect.
 
     \sa boundingRect()
 */
@@ -4286,7 +4286,8 @@ void QGraphicsItem::setTransformOriginPoint(const QPointF &origin)
     \snippet code/src_gui_graphicsview_qgraphicsitem.cpp 4
 
     Unlike transform(), which returns only an item's local transformation, this
-    function includes the item's (and any parents') position, and all the transfomation properties.
+    function includes the item's (and any parents') position, and all the
+    transformation properties.
 
     \sa transform(), setTransform(), scenePos(), {The Graphics View Coordinate System}, {Transformations}
 */
@@ -4495,7 +4496,7 @@ QTransform QGraphicsItem::itemTransform(const QGraphicsItem *other, bool *ok) co
     To simplify interaction with items using a transformed view, QGraphicsItem
     provides mapTo... and mapFrom... functions that can translate between
     items' and the scene's coordinates. For example, you can call mapToScene()
-    to map an item coordiate to a scene coordinate, or mapFromScene() to map
+    to map an item coordinate to a scene coordinate, or mapFromScene() to map
     from scene coordinates to item coordinates.
 
     The transformation matrix is combined with the item's rotation(), scale()
@@ -4965,7 +4966,7 @@ bool QGraphicsItem::contains(const QPointF &point) const
     The default implementation is based on shape intersection, and it calls
     shape() on both items. Because the complexity of arbitrary shape-shape
     intersection grows with an order of magnitude when the shapes are complex,
-    this operation can be noticably time consuming. You have the option of
+    this operation can be noticeably time-consuming. You have the option of
     reimplementing this function in a subclass of QGraphicsItem to provide a
     custom algorithm. This allows you to make use of natural constraints in
     the shapes of your own items, in order to improve the performance of the
@@ -7029,7 +7030,7 @@ void QGraphicsItem::keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
     If you do reimplement this function, \a event will by default be
     accepted (see QEvent::accept()), and this item is then the mouse
     grabber. This allows the item to receive future move, release and
-    doubleclick events. If you call QEvent::ignore() on \a event, this
+    double-click events. If you call QEvent::ignore() on \a event, this
     item will lose the mouse grab, and \a event will propagate to any
     topmost item beneath. No further mouse events will be delivered to
     this item unless a new mouse press event is received.
@@ -7250,11 +7251,11 @@ void QGraphicsItem::mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event)
 
 /*!
     This event handler, for event \a event, can be reimplemented to
-    receive mouse doubleclick events for this item.
+    receive mouse double-click events for this item.
 
     When doubleclicking an item, the item will first receive a mouse
     press event, followed by a release event (i.e., a click), then a
-    doubleclick event, and finally a release event.
+    double-click event, and finally a release event.
 
     Calling QEvent::ignore() or QEvent::accept() on \a event has no
     effect.
@@ -7922,7 +7923,7 @@ void QGraphicsItemPrivate::resetHeight()
 /*!
   \fn QGraphicsObject::rotationChanged()
 
-  This signal gets emitted whenever the roation of the item changes.
+  This signal gets emitted whenever the rotation of the item changes.
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -7961,7 +7962,7 @@ void QGraphicsItemPrivate::resetHeight()
 /*!
   \fn void QGraphicsObject::enabledChanged()
 
-  This signal gets emitted whenever the item get's enabled or disabled.
+  This signal gets emitted whenever the item gets enabled or disabled.
 
   \sa isEnabled()
 */
@@ -7989,7 +7990,7 @@ void QGraphicsItemPrivate::resetHeight()
   \property QGraphicsObject::transformOriginPoint
   \brief the transformation origin
 
-  This property sets a specific point in the items coordiante system as the
+  This property sets a specific point in the item's coordinate system as the
   origin for scale and rotation.
 
   \sa scale, rotation, QGraphicsItem::transformOriginPoint()
diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicslayout.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicslayout.cpp
index 8b52b57580..f7987cdd23 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicslayout.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicslayout.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 */
 
 /*!
-    Contructs a QGraphicsLayout object.
+    Constructs a QGraphicsLayout object.
 
     \a parent is passed to QGraphicsLayoutItem's constructor and the
     QGraphicsLayoutItem's isLayout argument is set to \e true.
diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsscene.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsscene.cpp
index 8b8dee8952..e3516d8481 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsscene.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsscene.cpp
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ void QGraphicsScene::render(QPainter *painter, const QRectF &target, const QRect
     item discovery functions like items() and itemAt(). Indexing is most
     efficient for static scenes (i.e., where items don't move around). For
     dynamic scenes, or scenes with many animated items, the index bookkeeping
-    can outweight the fast lookup speeds.
+    can outweigh the fast lookup speeds.
 
     For the common case, the default index method BspTreeIndex works fine.  If
     your scene uses many animations and you are experiencing slowness, you can
@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ void QGraphicsScene::destroyItemGroup(QGraphicsItemGroup *group)
 }
 
 /*!
-    Adds or moves the \a item and all its childen to this scene.
+    Adds or moves the \a item and all its children to this scene.
     This scene takes ownership of the \a item.
 
     If the item is visible (i.e., QGraphicsItem::isVisible() returns
@@ -4060,15 +4060,15 @@ void QGraphicsScene::mouseReleaseEvent(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *mouseEvent)
 
 /*!
     This event handler, for event \a mouseEvent, can be reimplemented
-    in a subclass to receive mouse doubleclick events for the scene.
+    in a subclass to receive mouse double-click events for the scene.
 
     If someone doubleclicks on the scene, the scene will first receive
     a mouse press event, followed by a release event (i.e., a click),
-    then a doubleclick event, and finally a release event. If the
-    doubleclick event is delivered to a different item than the one
+    then a double-click event, and finally a release event. If the
+    double-click event is delivered to a different item than the one
     that received the first press and release, it will be delivered as
     a press event. However, tripleclick events are not delivered as
-    doubleclick events in this case.
+    double-click events in this case.
 
     The default implementation is similar to mousePressEvent().
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp
index 47e3c8f372..eec2d34ed0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/graphicsview/qgraphicsview.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static const int QGRAPHICSVIEW_PREALLOC_STYLE_OPTIONS = 503; // largest prime <
     the events and reacts to them. For example, if you click on a selectable
     item, the item will typically let the scene know that it has been
     selected, and it will also redraw itself to display a selection
-    rectangle. Similiary, if you click and drag the mouse to move a movable
+    rectangle. Similarly, if you click and drag the mouse to move a movable
     item, it's the item that handles the mouse moves and moves itself.  Item
     interaction is enabled by default, and you can toggle it by calling
     setInteractive().
@@ -3823,7 +3823,7 @@ bool QGraphicsView::isTransformed() const
     otherwise, \a matrix \e replaces the current matrix. \a combine is false
     by default.
 
-    The transformation matrix tranforms the scene into view coordinates. Using
+    The transformation matrix transforms the scene into view coordinates. Using
     the default transformation, provided by the identity matrix, one pixel in
     the view represents one unit in the scene (e.g., a 10x10 rectangular item
     is drawn using 10x10 pixels in the view). If a 2x2 scaling matrix is
@@ -3837,7 +3837,7 @@ bool QGraphicsView::isTransformed() const
     To simplify interation with items using a transformed view, QGraphicsView
     provides mapTo... and mapFrom... functions that can translate between
     scene and view coordinates. For example, you can call mapToScene() to map
-    a view coordiate to a floating point scene coordinate, or mapFromScene()
+    a view coordinate to a floating point scene coordinate, or mapFromScene()
     to map from floating point scene coordinates to view coordinates.
 
     \sa transform(), rotate(), scale(), shear(), translate()
diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview.cpp
index 0e399e1360..bb4aa3457c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qabstractitemview.cpp
@@ -4388,7 +4388,7 @@ void QAbstractItemViewPrivate::updateEditorData(const QModelIndex &tl, const QMo
 
     In DND if something has been moved then this is called.
     Typically this means you should "remove" the selected item or row,
-    but the behavior is view dependant (table just clears the selected indexes for example).
+    but the behavior is view-dependent (table just clears the selected indexes for example).
 
     Either remove the selected rows or clear them
 */
diff --git a/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreewidget.cpp b/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreewidget.cpp
index e54bb5eea0..805cf92b9c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/itemviews/qtreewidget.cpp
@@ -2614,7 +2614,7 @@ QTreeWidget::~QTreeWidget()
 }
 
 /*
-  Retuns the number of header columns in the view.
+  Returns the number of header columns in the view.
 
   \sa sortColumn(), currentColumn(), topLevelItemCount()
 */
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
index a54a17552f..c1915755c5 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qapplication.cpp
@@ -2433,7 +2433,7 @@ bool QApplicationPrivate::sendMouseEvent(QWidget *receiver, QMouseEvent *event,
     This function should only be called when the widget changes visibility, i.e.
     when the \a widget is shown, hidden or deleted. This function does nothing
     if the widget is a top-level or native, i.e. not an alien widget. In that
-    case enter/leave events are genereated by the underlying windowing system.
+    case enter/leave events are generated by the underlying windowing system.
 */
 extern QPointer<QWidget> qt_last_mouse_receiver;
 extern Q_WIDGETS_EXPORT QWidget *qt_button_down;
@@ -3524,7 +3524,7 @@ Qt::NavigationMode QApplication::navigationMode()
     \since 4.3
 
     Causes an alert to be shown for \a widget if the window is not the active
-    window. The alert is shown for \a msec miliseconds. If \a msec is zero (the
+    window. The alert is shown for \a msec milliseconds. If \a msec is zero (the
     default), then the alert is shown indefinitely until the window becomes
     active again.
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qboxlayout.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qboxlayout.cpp
index ad8f35a224..28e7302b83 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qboxlayout.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qboxlayout.cpp
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ QBoxLayout::Direction QBoxLayout::direction() const
     layout. \c window will be the parent of the widgets that are
     added to the layout.
 
-    If you don't pass parent \c window in the constrcutor, you can
+    If you don't pass a parent \c window to the constructor, you can
     at a later point use QWidget::setLayout() to install the QHBoxLayout
     object onto \c window. At that point, the widgets in the layout are
     reparented to have \c window as their parent.
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ QHBoxLayout::~QHBoxLayout()
     layout. \c window will be the parent of the widgets that are
     added to the layout.
 
-    If you don't pass parent \c window in the constrcutor, you can
+    If you don't pass a parent \c window to the constructor, you can
     at a later point use QWidget::setLayout() to install the QVBoxLayout
     object onto \c window. At that point, the widgets in the layout are
     reparented to have \c window as their parent.
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qgesture.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qgesture.cpp
index 84dbed7043..bde5484771 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qgesture.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qgesture.cpp
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ void QGestureEvent::accept(Qt::GestureType gestureType)
     of calling \l{QGestureEvent::setAccepted()}{setAccepted(gesture, false)}.
 
     Clearing the accept flag indicates that the event receiver does not
-    want the gesture. Unwanted gestures may be propgated to the parent widget.
+    want the gesture. Unwanted gestures may be propagated to the parent widget.
 
     \sa QGestureEvent::accept()
 */
diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp
index 580e71ff22..59b7dd4d83 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qwidget.cpp
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ void QWidgetPrivate::deactivateWidgetCleanup()
 
 
 /*!
-    Returns a pointer to the widget with window identifer/handle \a
+    Returns a pointer to the widget with window identifier/handle \a
     id.
 
     The window identifier type depends on the underlying window
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp
index b901b4b08e..04c110a662 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstyle.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int unpackControlTypes(QSizePolicy::ControlTypes controls, QSizePolicy::C
     look of the different platforms supported by Qt (QWindowsStyle,
     QMacStyle, etc.). These styles are built into the
     Qt GUI module, other styles can be made available using Qt's
-    plugin mechansim.
+    plugin mechanism.
 
     Most functions for drawing style elements take four arguments:
 
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ void QStyle::drawItemPixmap(QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect, int alignment,
     \value PE_IndicatorToolBarSeparator  The separator in a toolbar.
     \value PE_PanelToolBar  The panel for a toolbar.
     \value PE_PanelTipLabel The panel for a tip label.
-    \value PE_FrameTabBarBase The frame that is drawn for a tab bar, ususally drawn for a tab bar that isn't part of a tab widget.
+    \value PE_FrameTabBarBase The frame that is drawn for a tab bar, usually drawn for a tab bar that isn't part of a tab widget.
     \value PE_IndicatorTabTear Deprecated. Use \l{PE_IndicatorTabTearLeft} instead.
     \value PE_IndicatorTabTearLeft An indicator that a tab is partially scrolled out on the left side of the visible tab bar when there are many tabs.
     \value PE_IndicatorTabTearRight An indicator that a tab is partially scrolled out on the right side of the visible tab bar when there are many tabs.
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ void QStyle::drawItemPixmap(QPainter *painter, const QRect &rect, int alignment,
         cause a list view expansion to be selected.
 
     \value SH_TabBar_PreferNoArrows  Whether a tab bar should suggest a size
-        to prevent scoll arrows.
+        to prevent scroll arrows.
 
     \value SH_ComboBox_Popup  Allows popups as a combobox drop-down
         menu.
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.cpp
index fba7bd071d..67dfdcb015 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstyleoption.cpp
@@ -3420,7 +3420,7 @@ QStyleOptionTabWidgetFrame::QStyleOptionTabWidgetFrame(int version)
 
 /*!
     Construct a QStyleOptionTabBarBase, initializing the members
-    vaiables to their default values.
+    variables to their default values.
 */
 QStyleOptionTabBarBase::QStyleOptionTabBarBase()
     : QStyleOptionTabBarBase(Version)
diff --git a/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp b/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
index a49826b62a..ed21ba2ae4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/styles/qstylesheetstyle.cpp
@@ -2491,11 +2491,12 @@ static QWidget *embeddedWidget(QWidget *w)
 }
 
 /** \internal
-  in case w is an embedded widget, return the container widget
-  (i.e, the widget for which the rules actualy apply)
-  (exemple, if w is a lineedit embedded in a combobox, return the combobox)
+  Returns the widget whose style rules apply to \a w.
+
+  When \a w is an embedded widget, this is the container widget.
+  For example, if w is a line edit embedded in a combobox, this returns the combobox.
+  When \a w is not embedded, this function return \a w itself.
 
-  if w is not embedded, return w itself
 */
 static QWidget *containerWidget(const QWidget *w)
 {
diff --git a/src/widgets/util/qscrollerproperties.cpp b/src/widgets/util/qscrollerproperties.cpp
index be763f182e..4c87448a7d 100644
--- a/src/widgets/util/qscrollerproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/util/qscrollerproperties.cpp
@@ -347,13 +347,13 @@ void QScrollerProperties::setScrollMetric(ScrollMetric metric, const QVariant &v
     \value AcceleratingFlickSpeedupFactor The current speed is multiplied by this number if an
     accelerating flick is detected. Should be \c{>= 1}.
 
-    \value SnapPositionRatio This is the distance that the user must drag the area beween two snap
+    \value SnapPositionRatio This is the distance that the user must drag the area between two snap
     points in order to snap it to the next position. \c{0.33} means that the scroll must only
     reach one third of the distance between two snap points to snap to the next one. The ratio must
     be between \c 0 and \c 1.
 
     \value SnapTime This is the time factor for the scrolling curve. A lower value means that the
-    scrolling will take longer. The scrolling distance is independet of this value.
+    scrolling will take longer. The scrolling distance is independent of this value.
 
     \value OvershootDragResistanceFactor This value is the factor between the mouse dragging and
     the actual scroll area movement (during overshoot). The factor must be between \c 0 and \c 1.
diff --git a/src/widgets/util/qsystemtrayicon.cpp b/src/widgets/util/qsystemtrayicon.cpp
index c9fcd587cd..c1a67c3ce4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/util/qsystemtrayicon.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/util/qsystemtrayicon.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ QSystemTrayIcon::~QSystemTrayIcon()
     The menu will pop up when the user requests the context menu for the system
     tray icon by clicking the mouse button.
 
-    On \macos, this is currenly converted to a NSMenu, so the
+    On \macos, this is currently converted to a NSMenu, so the
     aboutToHide() signal is not emitted.
 
     \note The system tray icon does not take ownership of the menu. You must
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qabstractscrollarea.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qabstractscrollarea.cpp
index 0b7ed436da..23496a2e51 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qabstractscrollarea.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qabstractscrollarea.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void QAbstractScrollAreaScrollBarContainer::addWidget(QWidget *widget, LogicalPo
 }
 
 /*! \internal
-    Retuns a list of scroll bar widgets for the given position. The scroll bar
+    Returns a list of scroll-bar widgets for the given position. The scroll bar
     itself is not returned.
 */
 QWidgetList QAbstractScrollAreaScrollBarContainer::widgets(LogicalPosition position)
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qabstractslider.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qabstractslider.cpp
index a0611565b8..5ba50b6792 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qabstractslider.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qabstractslider.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     \row \li \l sliderReleased()
          \li the user releases the slider.
     \row \li \l actionTriggered()
-         \li a slider action was triggerd.
+         \li a slider action was triggered.
     \row \li \l rangeChanged()
          \li a the range has changed.
     \endtable
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qcalendarwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qcalendarwidget.cpp
index 5f35b85044..8cd6914295 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qcalendarwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qcalendarwidget.cpp
@@ -2948,7 +2948,7 @@ void QCalendarWidget::setDateEditEnabled(bool enable)
     \since 4.3
 
     If the calendar widget's \l{dateEditEnabled}{date edit is enabled}, this
-    property specifies the amount of time (in millseconds) that the date edit
+    property specifies the amount of time (in milliseconds) that the date edit
     remains open after the most recent user input. Once this time has elapsed,
     the date specified in the date edit is accepted and the popup is closed.
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qdial.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qdial.cpp
index 594fe0a779..d9f872ac1e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qdial.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qdial.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ int QDialPrivate::valueFromPoint(const QPoint &p) const
 
     If you are using the mouse wheel to adjust the dial, the increment
     value is determined by the lesser value of
-    \l{QApplication::wheelScrollLines()} {wheelScrollLines} multipled
+    \l{QApplication::wheelScrollLines()} {wheelScrollLines} multiplied
     by \l {QAbstractSlider::singleStep} {singleStep}, and
     \l {QAbstractSlider::pageStep} {pageStep}.
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qdialogbuttonbox.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qdialogbuttonbox.cpp
index 560eeab433..ce457ad823 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qdialogbuttonbox.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qdialogbuttonbox.cpp
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ void QDialogButtonBoxPrivate::_q_handleButtonDestroyed()
     \property QDialogButtonBox::centerButtons
     \brief whether the buttons in the button box are centered
 
-    By default, this property is \c false. This behavior is appopriate
+    By default, this property is \c false. This behavior is appropriate
     for most types of dialogs. A notable exception is message boxes
     on most platforms (e.g. Windows), where the button box is
     centered horizontally.
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindow.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindow.cpp
index 4e7f04de6c..7cffd90aba 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qmainwindow.cpp
@@ -949,10 +949,10 @@ void QMainWindow::setDockNestingEnabled(bool enabled)
     \since 4.2
 
     If this property is set to false, dock areas containing tabbed dock widgets
-    display horizontal tabs, simmilar to Visual Studio.
+    display horizontal tabs, similar to Visual Studio.
 
     If this property is set to true, then the right and left dock areas display vertical
-    tabs, simmilar to KDevelop.
+    tabs, similar to KDevelop.
 
     This property should be set before any dock widgets are added to the main window.
 */
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ Qt::DockWidgetArea QMainWindow::dockWidgetArea(QDockWidget *dockwidget) const
     resized such that the yellowWidget is twice as big as the blueWidget
 
     If some widgets are grouped in tabs, only one widget per group should be
-    specified. Widgets not in the list might be changed to repect the constraints.
+    specified. Widgets not in the list might be changed to respect the constraints.
 */
 void QMainWindow::resizeDocks(const QList<QDockWidget *> &docks,
                               const QList<int> &sizes, Qt::Orientation orientation)
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp
index c418f6dc7d..74ac7e799c 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qmenu.cpp
@@ -1654,7 +1654,7 @@ void QMenu::initStyleOption(QStyleOptionMenuItem *option, const QAction *action)
     and all other items are considered action items.
 
     When inserting action items you usually specify a receiver and a
-    slot. The receiver will be notifed whenever the item is
+    slot. The receiver will be notified whenever the item is
     \l{QAction::triggered()}{triggered()}. In addition, QMenu provides
     two signals, triggered() and hovered(), which signal the
     QAction that was triggered from the menu.
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qmenubar.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qmenubar.cpp
index 24a9fd8a0a..afe40361a8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qmenubar.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qmenubar.cpp
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ void QMenuBar::initStyleOption(QStyleOptionMenuItem *option, const QAction *acti
     \inmodule QtWidgets
 
     A menu bar consists of a list of pull-down menu items. You add
-    menu items with addMenu(). For example, asuming that \c menubar
+    menu items with addMenu(). For example, assuming that \c menubar
     is a pointer to a QMenuBar and \c fileMenu is a pointer to a
     QMenu, the following statement inserts the menu into the menu bar:
     \snippet code/src_gui_widgets_qmenubar.cpp 0
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qscrollbar.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qscrollbar.cpp
index de58e8ffe7..8a2ef884d7 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qscrollbar.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qscrollbar.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
          \li Up/Down move a vertical scroll bar by one single step.
          \li PageUp moves up one page.
          \li PageDown moves down one page.
-         \li Home moves to the start (mininum).
+         \li Home moves to the start (minimum).
          \li End moves to the end (maximum).
      \endlist
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qslider.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qslider.cpp
index 5accb9c92f..d2eeec494a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qslider.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qslider.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ QStyle::SubControl QSliderPrivate::newHoverControl(const QPoint &pos)
         \li Up/Down move a vertical slider by one single step.
         \li PageUp moves up one page.
         \li PageDown moves down one page.
-        \li Home moves to the start (mininum).
+        \li Home moves to the start (minimum).
         \li End moves to the end (maximum).
     \endlist
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
index 40c04ccfb9..11fa33ca15 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabbar.cpp
@@ -2451,7 +2451,7 @@ void QTabBar::timerEvent(QTimerEvent *event)
     This property controls how items are elided when there is not
     enough space to show them for a given tab bar size.
 
-    By default the value is style dependent.
+    By default the value is style-dependent.
 
     \sa QTabWidget::elideMode, usesScrollButtons, QStyle::SH_TabBar_ElideMode
 */
@@ -2480,7 +2480,7 @@ void QTabBar::setElideMode(Qt::TextElideMode mode)
     When there are too many tabs in a tab bar for its size, the tab bar can either choose
     to expand its size or to add buttons that allow you to scroll through the tabs.
 
-    By default the value is style dependant.
+    By default the value is style-dependent.
 
     \sa elideMode, QTabWidget::usesScrollButtons, QStyle::SH_TabBar_PreferNoArrows
 */
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabwidget.cpp
index 34f9384cdf..14059ae70f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qtabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qtabwidget.cpp
@@ -1343,7 +1343,7 @@ void QTabWidget::setIconSize(const QSize &size)
     This property controls how items are elided when there is not
     enough space to show them for a given tab bar size.
 
-    By default the value is style dependant.
+    By default the value is style dependent.
 
     \sa QTabBar::elideMode, usesScrollButtons, QStyle::SH_TabBar_ElideMode
 */
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ void QTabWidget::setElideMode(Qt::TextElideMode mode)
     When there are too many tabs in a tab bar for its size, the tab bar can either choose
     to expand its size or to add buttons that allow you to scroll through the tabs.
 
-    By default the value is style dependant.
+    By default the value is style dependent.
 
     \sa elideMode, QTabBar::usesScrollButtons, QStyle::SH_TabBar_PreferNoArrows
 */
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser.cpp
index 6b05156ea3..13c21146eb 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser.cpp
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ void QTextBrowser::doSetSource(const QUrl &url, QTextDocument::ResourceType type
     being the new source.
 
     Source changes happen both programmatically when calling
-    setSource(), forward(), backword() or home() or when the user
+    setSource(), forward(), backward() or home() or when the user
     clicks on links or presses the equivalent key sequences.
 */