diff --git a/create/content_template_handler.go b/create/content_template_handler.go
index 286184c2b..d73c52a24 100644
--- a/create/content_template_handler.go
+++ b/create/content_template_handler.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type ArchetypeFileData struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	// ArchetypeTemplateTemplate is used as inital template when adding an archetype template.
+	// ArchetypeTemplateTemplate is used as initial template when adding an archetype template.
 	ArchetypeTemplateTemplate = `---
 title: "{{ replace .TranslationBaseName "-" " " | title }}"
 date: {{ .Date }}
diff --git a/hugolib/handler_base.go b/hugolib/handler_base.go
index 10698ea7a..d7e4a63a3 100644
--- a/hugolib/handler_base.go
+++ b/hugolib/handler_base.go
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ type Handler interface {
 	Extensions() []string
 }
 
-// Handle identifies functionality assosiated with certain file extentions.
+// Handle identifies functionality associated with certain file extensions.
 type Handle struct {
 	extensions []string
 }
 
-// Extensions returns a list of extentions.
+// Extensions returns a list of extensions.
 func (h Handle) Extensions() []string {
 	return h.extensions
 }
diff --git a/hugolib/hugo_sites.go b/hugolib/hugo_sites.go
index c3829fb1d..e763588bd 100644
--- a/hugolib/hugo_sites.go
+++ b/hugolib/hugo_sites.go
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ func (h *HugoSites) createMissingPages() error {
 					}
 
 					if !foundTaxonomyTermsPage {
-						foundTaxonomyTermsPage = true
 						n := s.newTaxonomyTermsPage(plural)
 						s.Pages = append(s.Pages, n)
 						newPages = append(newPages, n)
diff --git a/media/mediaType_test.go b/media/mediaType_test.go
index ffef07b80..0cdecdeb1 100644
--- a/media/mediaType_test.go
+++ b/media/mediaType_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestFromTypeString(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, Type{MainType: "application", SubType: "custom", Suffix: "pdf", Delimiter: defaultDelimiter}, f)
 
-	f, err = FromString("noslash")
+	_, err = FromString("noslash")
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 }
diff --git a/output/outputFormat_test.go b/output/outputFormat_test.go
index 9033de869..b800d1a36 100644
--- a/output/outputFormat_test.go
+++ b/output/outputFormat_test.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestGetFormatByFilename(t *testing.T) {
 	f, found = formats.FromFilename("my.nex")
 	require.True(t, found)
 	require.Equal(t, noExt, f)
-	f, found = formats.FromFilename("my.css")
+	_, found = formats.FromFilename("my.css")
 	require.False(t, found)
 
 }
diff --git a/releaser/releaser.go b/releaser/releaser.go
index 4da767949..d05683033 100644
--- a/releaser/releaser.go
+++ b/releaser/releaser.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (r *ReleaseHandler) Run() error {
 	var changeLogFromTag string
 
 	if newVersion.PatchLevel == 0 {
-		// There may have been patch releases inbetween, so set the tag explicitly.
+		// There may have been patch releases between, so set the tag explicitly.
 		changeLogFromTag = "v" + newVersion.Prev().String()
 		exists, _ := tagExists(changeLogFromTag)
 		if !exists {
diff --git a/tpl/internal/templatefuncsRegistry.go b/tpl/internal/templatefuncsRegistry.go
index 85d8c0b3b..0f11be65c 100644
--- a/tpl/internal/templatefuncsRegistry.go
+++ b/tpl/internal/templatefuncsRegistry.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ type TemplateFuncMethodMapping struct {
 	Method interface{}
 
 	// Any template funcs aliases. This is mainly motivated by keeping
-	// backwards compability, but some new template funcs may also make
+	// backwards compatibility, but some new template funcs may also make
 	// sense to give short and snappy aliases.
 	// Note that these aliases are global and will be merged, so the last
 	// key will win.
diff --git a/tpl/math/math.go b/tpl/math/math.go
index f45488166..5ddc3eb9c 100644
--- a/tpl/math/math.go
+++ b/tpl/math/math.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (ns *Namespace) Mul(a, b interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	return DoArithmetic(a, b, '*')
 }
 
-// Sub substracts two numbers.
+// Sub subtracts two numbers.
 func (ns *Namespace) Sub(a, b interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	return DoArithmetic(a, b, '-')
 }