diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 921316b9..d02ab05e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Whenever a PR gets merged into the `develop` branch, a GitHub Action runs that w
 
 ### Deploying `patch`, `minor`, or `major` versions
 
-Whenever a new `patch`, `minor`, or `major` version of the package should get released, the code first needs to get merged into the `trunk` branch. Once the code is on the `trunk` brach you need to head to the `Actions` tab in the repository and select the [`Publish new version to NPM`](https://github.com/10up/block-components/actions/workflows/release-npm-version.yml) Action in the sidebar.
+Whenever a new `patch`, `minor`, or `major` version of the package should get released, the code first needs to get merged into the `trunk` branch. Once the code is on the `trunk` branch you need to head to the `Actions` tab in the repository and select the [`Publish new version to NPM`](https://github.com/10up/block-components/actions/workflows/release-npm-version.yml) Action in the sidebar.
 
 ![GitHub Actions Window](./images/release-action-page.png)
 
diff --git a/components/is-admin/index.tsx b/components/is-admin/index.tsx
index a44dbd63..14642ee5 100644
--- a/components/is-admin/index.tsx
+++ b/components/is-admin/index.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ interface IsAdminProps {
 /*
  * IsAdmin
  *
- * A wrapper component that checks wether the current user has admin capabilities
+ * A wrapper component that checks whether the current user has admin capabilities
  * and only returns the child components if the user is an admin. You can pass a
  * fallback component via the fallback prop.
  */
diff --git a/components/media-toolbar/index.tsx b/components/media-toolbar/index.tsx
index 12adb23e..b4e88ce9 100644
--- a/components/media-toolbar/index.tsx
+++ b/components/media-toolbar/index.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ interface MediaToolbarProps {
 	onRemove: (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => void;
 
 	/**
-	 * Wether or not the Remove Image button should be shown.
+	 * Whether or not the Remove Image button should be shown.
 	 */
 	isOptional?: boolean;
 
diff --git a/components/rich-text-character-limit/readme.md b/components/rich-text-character-limit/readme.md
index b3a2b1df..057edd81 100644
--- a/components/rich-text-character-limit/readme.md
+++ b/components/rich-text-character-limit/readme.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20684594/195820053-dcc05c91-b5bc-45db-
 
 
 
-`RichTextCharacterLimit` extends `RichText` and can accept all the same props as `RichText` does. Please reffer to the [official RichText documentation](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/richtext/).
+`RichTextCharacterLimit` extends `RichText` and can accept all the same props as `RichText` does. Please refer to the [official RichText documentation](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/richtext/).
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/example/README.md b/example/README.md
index b3704dc5..baf0d4c0 100644
--- a/example/README.md
+++ b/example/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Example
 
-This Example is a simple WordPress Plugin that shows some of the block components in use in an actuall block.
+This Example is a simple WordPress Plugin that shows some of the block components in use in an actual block.
 It is setup with @wordpress/env to that you can start a clean WordPress environment with this plugin by running `npm run wp-env start`. In order to build the blocks that are included in this plugin you need to run `npm run build` or if you want to watch for changes `npm run start`.
 
 The environment will be available under [http://localhost:8888](http://localhost:8888) and the credentials to login to the admin are: `admin` `password`
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diff --git a/example/src/extensions/background-pattern/index.ts b/example/src/extensions/background-pattern/index.ts
index bcf04a7a..e075a120 100644
--- a/example/src/extensions/background-pattern/index.ts
+++ b/example/src/extensions/background-pattern/index.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ if ( ! hasBackgroundPattern ) {
     return;
 }
 
-const backgroundPatternColorClassName = `has-${backgroundPatternColor}-background-patern-color`;
-const backgroundPatternShapeClassName = `has-${backgroundPatternShape}-background-patern-shape`;
+const backgroundPatternColorClassName = `has-${backgroundPatternColor}-background-pattern-color`;
+const backgroundPatternShapeClassName = `has-${backgroundPatternShape}-background-pattern-shape`;
 
 return `has-background-pattern ${backgroundPatternColorClassName} ${backgroundPatternShapeClassName}`;