diff --git a/docs/proxies.md b/docs/proxies.md
index 970d53d5..e7802f90 100644
--- a/docs/proxies.md
+++ b/docs/proxies.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ If you use proxies, keep in mind that the `httpcore` package only supports proxi
 
 The `httpcore` package also supports proxies using the SOCKS5 protocol.
 
-Make sure to install the optional dependancy using `pip install 'httpcore[socks]'`.
+Make sure to install the optional dependency using `pip install 'httpcore[socks]'`.
 
 The `SOCKSProxy` class should be using instead of a standard connection pool:
 
diff --git a/httpcore/_async/connection_pool.py b/httpcore/_async/connection_pool.py
index 5ef74e64..1139f006 100644
--- a/httpcore/_async/connection_pool.py
+++ b/httpcore/_async/connection_pool.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def _assign_requests_to_connections(self) -> list[AsyncConnectionInterface]:
         Called whenever a new request is added or removed from the pool.
 
         Any closing connections are returned, allowing the I/O for closing
-        those connections to be handled seperately.
+        those connections to be handled separately.
         """
         closing_connections = []
 
diff --git a/httpcore/_sync/connection_pool.py b/httpcore/_sync/connection_pool.py
index 4b26f9c6..1b0fd697 100644
--- a/httpcore/_sync/connection_pool.py
+++ b/httpcore/_sync/connection_pool.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def _assign_requests_to_connections(self) -> list[ConnectionInterface]:
         Called whenever a new request is added or removed from the pool.
 
         Any closing connections are returned, allowing the I/O for closing
-        those connections to be handled seperately.
+        those connections to be handled separately.
         """
         closing_connections = []
 
diff --git a/tests/_async/test_connection_pool.py b/tests/_async/test_connection_pool.py
index bc4b251e..38fe97b9 100644
--- a/tests/_async/test_connection_pool.py
+++ b/tests/_async/test_connection_pool.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ async def test_connection_pool_with_keepalive():
     async with httpcore.AsyncConnectionPool(
         network_backend=network_backend, max_keepalive_connections=1
     ) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         async with pool.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in pool.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ async def test_connection_pool_with_close():
     )
 
     async with httpcore.AsyncConnectionPool(network_backend=network_backend) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
         async with pool.stream(
             "GET", "https://example.com/", headers={"Connection": "close"}
         ) as response:
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ async def test_connection_pool_with_http2():
     async with httpcore.AsyncConnectionPool(
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         response = await pool.request("GET", "https://example.com/")
         assert response.status == 200
         assert response.content == b"Hello, world!"
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ async def test_connection_pool_with_http2_goaway():
     async with httpcore.AsyncConnectionPool(
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         response = await pool.request("GET", "https://example.com/")
         assert response.status == 200
         assert response.content == b"Hello, world!"
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ async def test_connection_pool_with_immediate_expiry():
         keepalive_expiry=0.0,
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
         async with pool.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in pool.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ async def test_connection_pool_with_no_keepalive_connections_allowed():
     async with httpcore.AsyncConnectionPool(
         max_keepalive_connections=0, network_backend=network_backend
     ) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
         async with pool.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in pool.connections]
             assert info == [
diff --git a/tests/_async/test_http_proxy.py b/tests/_async/test_http_proxy.py
index 84a984b8..351cba69 100644
--- a/tests/_async/test_http_proxy.py
+++ b/tests/_async/test_http_proxy.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ async def test_proxy_forwarding():
         max_connections=10,
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as proxy:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         async with proxy.stream("GET", "http://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in proxy.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ async def test_proxy_tunneling():
         proxy=Proxy("http://localhost:8080/"),
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as proxy:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         async with proxy.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in proxy.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ async def test_proxy_tunneling_http2():
         network_backend=network_backend,
         http2=True,
     ) as proxy:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         async with proxy.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in proxy.connections]
             assert info == [
diff --git a/tests/_async/test_socks_proxy.py b/tests/_async/test_socks_proxy.py
index 907594a4..0f22d946 100644
--- a/tests/_async/test_socks_proxy.py
+++ b/tests/_async/test_socks_proxy.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ async def test_socks5_request():
         proxy=httpcore.Proxy("socks5://localhost:8080/"),
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as proxy:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         async with proxy.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in proxy.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ async def test_authenticated_socks5_request():
         ),
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as proxy:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         async with proxy.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in proxy.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ async def test_socks5_request_failed_to_provide_auth():
 async def test_socks5_request_incorrect_auth():
     """
     Attempt to send an HTTP request via an authenticated SOCKS proxy,
-    wit incorrect authentication credentials.
+    with incorrect authentication credentials.
     """
     network_backend = httpcore.AsyncMockBackend(
         [
diff --git a/tests/_sync/test_connection_pool.py b/tests/_sync/test_connection_pool.py
index 7adc3f5c..89d178a6 100644
--- a/tests/_sync/test_connection_pool.py
+++ b/tests/_sync/test_connection_pool.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def test_connection_pool_with_keepalive():
     with httpcore.ConnectionPool(
         network_backend=network_backend, max_keepalive_connections=1
     ) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         with pool.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in pool.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def test_connection_pool_with_close():
     )
 
     with httpcore.ConnectionPool(network_backend=network_backend) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
         with pool.stream(
             "GET", "https://example.com/", headers={"Connection": "close"}
         ) as response:
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def test_connection_pool_with_http2():
     with httpcore.ConnectionPool(
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         response = pool.request("GET", "https://example.com/")
         assert response.status == 200
         assert response.content == b"Hello, world!"
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def test_connection_pool_with_http2_goaway():
     with httpcore.ConnectionPool(
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         response = pool.request("GET", "https://example.com/")
         assert response.status == 200
         assert response.content == b"Hello, world!"
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ def test_connection_pool_with_immediate_expiry():
         keepalive_expiry=0.0,
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
         with pool.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in pool.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ def test_connection_pool_with_no_keepalive_connections_allowed():
     with httpcore.ConnectionPool(
         max_keepalive_connections=0, network_backend=network_backend
     ) as pool:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will not return to the pool.
         with pool.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in pool.connections]
             assert info == [
diff --git a/tests/_sync/test_http_proxy.py b/tests/_sync/test_http_proxy.py
index 966672dd..72147aa1 100644
--- a/tests/_sync/test_http_proxy.py
+++ b/tests/_sync/test_http_proxy.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def test_proxy_forwarding():
         max_connections=10,
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as proxy:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         with proxy.stream("GET", "http://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in proxy.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def test_proxy_tunneling():
         proxy=Proxy("http://localhost:8080/"),
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as proxy:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         with proxy.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in proxy.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def test_proxy_tunneling_http2():
         network_backend=network_backend,
         http2=True,
     ) as proxy:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         with proxy.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in proxy.connections]
             assert info == [
diff --git a/tests/_sync/test_socks_proxy.py b/tests/_sync/test_socks_proxy.py
index 89ec9fae..f42bd7f4 100644
--- a/tests/_sync/test_socks_proxy.py
+++ b/tests/_sync/test_socks_proxy.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def test_socks5_request():
         proxy=httpcore.Proxy("socks5://localhost:8080/"),
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as proxy:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         with proxy.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in proxy.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_authenticated_socks5_request():
         ),
         network_backend=network_backend,
     ) as proxy:
-        # Sending an intial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
+        # Sending an initial request, which once complete will return to the pool, IDLE.
         with proxy.stream("GET", "https://example.com/") as response:
             info = [repr(c) for c in proxy.connections]
             assert info == [
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def test_socks5_request_failed_to_provide_auth():
 def test_socks5_request_incorrect_auth():
     """
     Attempt to send an HTTP request via an authenticated SOCKS proxy,
-    wit incorrect authentication credentials.
+    with incorrect authentication credentials.
     """
     network_backend = httpcore.MockBackend(
         [