diff --git a/build/cmake/README.md b/build/cmake/README.md
index 708b78a434..82e13a28c6 100644
--- a/build/cmake/README.md
+++ b/build/cmake/README.md
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ Files
     * Every function should contain a short description of it's parameters as
       a comment before the function/macro
 * install.cmake
-    * Handles defintions for the `install` and `uninstall` target
+    * Handles definitions for the `install` and `uninstall` target
 * init.cmake
-    * Intializes various variables used during the build process and for
+    * Initializes various variables used during the build process and for
       generation of setup.h and configuration files
 * main.cmake
     * Includes all other cmake files
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ _.cmake_ files.
     * Defines build targets for demos via `wx_add_demo()`
 * lib
     * Defines build targets for all libraries and bundle third party libraries
-    * Each library is contained in a seperate directory and uses
+    * Each library is contained in a separate directory and uses
       `wx_add_library()` to define the library target
     * Bundled third party library without upstream CMake support are defined in
       a _.cmake_ file using `wx_add_builtin_library()` to define static library
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ _.cmake_ files.
     * Includes the [cotire module][4] used to for precompiled header generation
 * samples
     * Defines build targets for all samples via `wx_add_sample()`
-    * Defintions for trivial samples are included in _CMakeLists.txt_ more
-      complex samples might have a seperate .cmake file
+    * Definitions for trivial samples are included in _CMakeLists.txt_ more
+      complex samples might have a separate .cmake file
 * tests
     * Defines build targets for all tests
 * utils
diff --git a/build/cmake/functions.cmake b/build/cmake/functions.cmake
index 31812bd59d..8d4dc94511 100644
--- a/build/cmake/functions.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/functions.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #############################################################################
 
 include(CMakeDependentOption)
-include(CMakeParseArguments)           # For compatiblity with CMake < 3.4
+include(CMakeParseArguments)           # For compatibility with CMake < 3.4
 include(ExternalProject)
 if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Xcode")
     # wxWidgets does not use the unity features of cotire so we can
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ endfunction()
 # IMPORTANT does not require wxBUILD_SAMPLES=ALL
 # RES followed by WIN32 .rc files
 #
-# Additinally the following variables may be set before calling wx_add_sample:
+# Additionally the following variables may be set before calling wx_add_sample:
 # wxSAMPLE_SUBDIR subdirectory in the samples/ folder to use as base
 # wxSAMPLE_FOLDER IDE sub folder to be used for the samples
 function(wx_add_sample name)
diff --git a/build/cmake/init.cmake b/build/cmake/init.cmake
index 06cd01906b..4c93866c8f 100644
--- a/build/cmake/init.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/init.cmake
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ if(MSVC OR MINGW)
     endif()
 
     if(MSVC)
-        # Include generator expression to supress default Debug/Release pair
+        # Include generator expression to suppress default Debug/Release pair
         set(wxPLATFORM_LIB_DIR "$<1:/>${wxCOMPILER_PREFIX}${wxARCH_SUFFIX}_${lib_suffix}")
     else()
         set(wxPLATFORM_LIB_DIR "/${wxCOMPILER_PREFIX}${wxARCH_SUFFIX}_${lib_suffix}")
diff --git a/build/cmake/options.cmake b/build/cmake/options.cmake
index 4a3d18a533..48b2ddf70a 100644
--- a/build/cmake/options.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/options.cmake
@@ -403,7 +403,6 @@ if(WIN32)
         set(wxUSE_WINRT_DEFAULT OFF)
     endif()
     wx_option(wxUSE_WINRT "enable WinRT support" ${wxUSE_WINRT_DEFAULT})
-    
 endif()
 
 # this one is not really MSW-specific but it exists mainly to be turned off
diff --git a/build/cmake/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/build/cmake/samples/CMakeLists.txt
index b59b698f63..27822b3b5f 100644
--- a/build/cmake/samples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/cmake/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ wx_list_add_prefix(WIDGETS_RC_FILES icons/
     slider.xpm spinbtn.xpm statbmp.xpm statbox.xpm
     stattext.xpm text.xpm timepick.xpm toggle.xpm
     )
-wx_add_sample(widgets IMPORTANT ${SAMPLE_WIDGETS_SRC} 
+wx_add_sample(widgets IMPORTANT ${SAMPLE_WIDGETS_SRC}
     DATA ${WIDGETS_RC_FILES} textctrl.cpp
     LIBRARIES adv
     )
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ if(WIN32)
     if(MSVC)
         wx_add_sample(flash)
     endif()
-    #TODO: renable when sample is fixed
+    #TODO: reenable when sample is fixed
     #wx_add_sample(mfc mfctest.cpp mfctest.h resource.h stdafx.h RES mfctest.rc)
     wx_add_sample(nativdlg nativdlg.cpp nativdlg.h resource.h RES nativdlg.rc)
     wx_add_sample(oleauto DEPENDS wxUSE_OLE)
diff --git a/build/cmake/setup.cmake b/build/cmake/setup.cmake
index 700d41e0f5..46092b0797 100644
--- a/build/cmake/setup.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/setup.cmake
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
             statfs(\"/\", &fs);"
             HAVE_STATFS_DECL)
     else()
-        # TODO: implment statvfs checks
+        # TODO: implement statvfs checks
         if(HAVE_STATVFS)
             set(WX_STATFS_T statvfs_t)
         endif()