diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterSharding.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterSharding.scala
index 938fec5e90..55429ee40b 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterSharding.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ClusterSharding.scala
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ import akka.dispatch.Dispatchers
  * reduce memory consumption. This is done by the application specific implementation of
  * the entity actors for example by defining receive timeout (`context.setReceiveTimeout`).
  * If a message is already enqueued to the entity when it stops itself the enqueued message
- * in the mailbox will be dropped. To support graceful passivation without loosing such
+ * in the mailbox will be dropped. To support graceful passivation without losing such
  * messages the entity actor can send [[ShardRegion.Passivate]] to its parent `ShardRegion`.
  * The specified wrapped message in `Passivate` will be sent back to the entity, which is
  * then supposed to stop itself. Incoming messages will be buffered by the `ShardRegion`
diff --git a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ShardRegion.scala b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ShardRegion.scala
index 884000caff..8ecb66c03e 100644
--- a/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ShardRegion.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster-sharding/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/sharding/ShardRegion.scala
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ object ShardRegion {
    * reduce memory consumption. This is done by the application specific implementation of
    * the entity actors for example by defining receive timeout (`context.setReceiveTimeout`).
    * If a message is already enqueued to the entity when it stops itself the enqueued message
-   * in the mailbox will be dropped. To support graceful passivation without loosing such
+   * in the mailbox will be dropped. To support graceful passivation without losing such
    * messages the entity actor can send this `Passivate` message to its parent `ShardRegion`.
    * The specified wrapped `stopMessage` will be sent back to the entity, which is
    * then supposed to stop itself. Incoming messages will be buffered by the `ShardRegion`
diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AutoDownSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AutoDownSpec.scala
index 74c35dbec2..88402dfcc0 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AutoDownSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/test/scala/akka/cluster/AutoDownSpec.scala
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class AutoDownSpec extends AkkaSpec {
       expectMsg(DownCalled(memberC.address))
     }
 
-    "not down unreachable when loosing leadership inbetween detection and specified duration" in {
+    "not down unreachable when losing leadership inbetween detection and specified duration" in {
       val a = autoDownActor(2.seconds)
       a ! LeaderChanged(Some(memberA.address))
       a ! UnreachableMember(memberC)
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/java/cluster-sharding.rst b/akka-docs/rst/java/cluster-sharding.rst
index 16085429ab..f176be3d02 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/java/cluster-sharding.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/java/cluster-sharding.rst
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ If the state of the entities are persistent you may stop entities that are not u
 reduce memory consumption. This is done by the application specific implementation of
 the entity actors for example by defining receive timeout (``context.setReceiveTimeout``).
 If a message is already enqueued to the entity when it stops itself the enqueued message
-in the mailbox will be dropped. To support graceful passivation without loosing such
+in the mailbox will be dropped. To support graceful passivation without losing such
 messages the entity actor can send ``ShardRegion.Passivate`` to its parent ``Shard``.
 The specified wrapped message in ``Passivate`` will be sent back to the entity, which is
 then supposed to stop itself. Incoming messages will be buffered by the ``Shard``
@@ -357,4 +357,4 @@ a ``ClusterShard.ClusterShardingStats`` containing the identifiers of the shards
 of entities that are alive in each shard.
 
 The purpose of these messages is testing and monitoring, they are not provided to give access to
-directly sending messages to the individual entities.
\ No newline at end of file
+directly sending messages to the individual entities.
diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/scala/cluster-sharding.rst b/akka-docs/rst/scala/cluster-sharding.rst
index 0d1b5f29d4..9160e40f3b 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/scala/cluster-sharding.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/scala/cluster-sharding.rst
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ If the state of the entities are persistent you may stop entities that are not u
 reduce memory consumption. This is done by the application specific implementation of
 the entity actors for example by defining receive timeout (``context.setReceiveTimeout``).
 If a message is already enqueued to the entity when it stops itself the enqueued message
-in the mailbox will be dropped. To support graceful passivation without loosing such
+in the mailbox will be dropped. To support graceful passivation without losing such
 messages the entity actor can send ``ShardRegion.Passivate`` to its parent ``Shard``.
 The specified wrapped message in ``Passivate`` will be sent back to the entity, which is
 then supposed to stop itself. Incoming messages will be buffered by the ``Shard``
@@ -358,4 +358,4 @@ a ``ClusterShard.ClusterShardingStats`` containing the identifiers of the shards
 of entities that are alive in each shard.
 
 The purpose of these messages is testing and monitoring, they are not provided to give access to
-directly sending messages to the individual entities.
\ No newline at end of file
+directly sending messages to the individual entities.
diff --git a/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm-scala/src/main/scala/sample/redelivery/FsmSimpleRedelivery.scala b/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm-scala/src/main/scala/sample/redelivery/FsmSimpleRedelivery.scala
index 406d7d9057..f8d3fbb833 100644
--- a/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm-scala/src/main/scala/sample/redelivery/FsmSimpleRedelivery.scala
+++ b/akka-samples/akka-sample-fsm-scala/src/main/scala/sample/redelivery/FsmSimpleRedelivery.scala
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ object Receiver {
 
 class Receiver extends Actor {
   /**
-   * Simulate loosing 75% of all messages on the receiving end. We want to see the redelivery in action!
+   * Simulate losing 75% of all messages on the receiving end. We want to see the redelivery in action!
    */
   def shouldSendAck = ThreadLocalRandom.current.nextDouble() < 0.25