diff --git a/guix/import/minetest.scm b/guix/import/minetest.scm
index 29bf12d123..ba86c60bfd 100644
--- a/guix/import/minetest.scm
+++ b/guix/import/minetest.scm
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ (define* (elaborate-contentdb-name name #:key (sort %default-sort-key))
         (match correctly-named
           ((one) (package-keys-full-name one))
           ((too . many)
-           (warning (G_ "~a is ambigious, presuming ~a (other options include: ~a)~%")
+           (warning (G_ "~a is ambiguous, presuming ~a (other options include: ~a)~%")
                     name (package-keys-full-name too)
                     (map package-keys-full-name many))
            (package-keys-full-name too))
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ (define* (contentdb-query-packages q #:key
                                    (order "desc"))
   "Search ContentDB for Q (a string).  Sort by SORT, in ascending order
 if ORDER is \"asc\" or descending order if ORDER is \"desc\".  TYPE must
-be \"mod\", \"game\" or \"txp\", restricting thes search results to
+be \"mod\", \"game\" or \"txp\", restricting the search results to
 respectively mods, games and texture packs.  Limit to at most LIMIT
 results.  The return value is a list of <package-keys> records."
   ;; XXX does Guile have something for constructing (and, when necessary,
diff --git a/tests/minetest.scm b/tests/minetest.scm
index 6998c9a70b..abb26d0a03 100644
--- a/tests/minetest.scm
+++ b/tests/minetest.scm
@@ -249,14 +249,14 @@ (define-syntax-rule (test-package* test-case primary-arguments extra-arguments
               #:guix-name "minetest-foo-bar"
               #:upstream-name "Author/foo_bar")
 
-(test-equal "elaborate names, unambigious"
+(test-equal "elaborate names, unambiguous"
   "Jeija/mesecons"
   (call-with-packages
    (cut elaborate-contentdb-name "mesecons")
    '(#:name "mesecons" #:author "Jeija")
    '(#:name "something" #:author "else")))
 
-(test-equal "elaborate name, ambigious (highest score)"
+(test-equal "elaborate name, ambiguous (highest score)"
   "Jeija/mesecons"
   (call-with-packages
    ;; #:sort "score" is the default
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ (define-syntax-rule (test-package* test-case primary-arguments extra-arguments
    '(#:name "mesecons" #:author "Jeija" #:score 999)))
 
 
-(test-equal "elaborate name, ambigious (most downloads)"
+(test-equal "elaborate name, ambiguous (most downloads)"
   "Jeija/mesecons"
   (call-with-packages
    (cut elaborate-contentdb-name "mesecons" #:sort "downloads")
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ (define-syntax-rule (test-package* test-case primary-arguments extra-arguments
 
 
 ;; Dependencies
-(test-package* "minetest->guix-package, unambigious dependency"
+(test-package* "minetest->guix-package, unambiguous dependency"
   (list #:requirements '(("mesecons" #f
                           ("Jeija/mesecons"
                            "some-modpack/containing-mese")))
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ (define-syntax-rule (test-package* test-case primary-arguments extra-arguments
   (list #:author "Jeija" #:name "mesecons")
   (list #:author "some-modpack" #:name "containing-mese" #:type "modpack"))
 
-(test-package* "minetest->guix-package, ambigious dependency (highest score)"
+(test-package* "minetest->guix-package, ambiguous dependency (highest score)"
   (list #:name "frobnicate"
         #:guix-name "minetest-frobnicate"
         #:upstream-name "Author/frobnicate"
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ (define-syntax-rule (test-package* test-case primary-arguments extra-arguments
   (list #:author "Author" #:name "foo" #:score 0)
   (list #:author "Author" #:name "bar" #:score 9999))
 
-(test-package* "minetest->guix-package, ambigious dependency (most downloads)"
+(test-package* "minetest->guix-package, ambiguous dependency (most downloads)"
   (list #:name "frobnicate"
         #:guix-name "minetest-frobnicate"
         #:upstream-name "Author/frobnicate"