diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/cluster.go b/pkg/apis/kops/cluster.go
index 53e6334172bd3..b4e8b5e5b32b3 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/cluster.go
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ type LoadBalancerAccessSpec struct {
 	SecurityGroupOverride *string `json:"securityGroupOverride,omitempty"`
 	// AdditionalSecurityGroups attaches additional security groups (e.g. sg-123456).
 	AdditionalSecurityGroups []string `json:"additionalSecurityGroups,omitempty"`
-	// UseForInternalApi indicates wether the LB should be used by the kubelet
+	// UseForInternalApi indicates whether the LB should be used by the kubelet
 	UseForInternalApi bool `json:"useForInternalApi,omitempty"`
 	// SSLCertificate allows you to specify the ACM cert to be used the LB
 	SSLCertificate string `json:"sslCertificate,omitempty"`
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/instancegroup.go b/pkg/apis/kops/instancegroup.go
index 52274bf224c03..2e4840cc95ad6 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/instancegroup.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/instancegroup.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ type InstanceGroupSpec struct {
 	DetailedInstanceMonitoring *bool `json:"detailedInstanceMonitoring,omitempty"`
 	// IAMProfileSpec defines the identity of the cloud group iam profile (AWS only).
 	IAM *IAMProfileSpec `json:"iam,omitempty"`
-	// SecurityGroupOverride overrides the defaut security group created by Kops for this IG (AWS only).
+	// SecurityGroupOverride overrides the default security group created by Kops for this IG (AWS only).
 	SecurityGroupOverride *string `json:"securityGroupOverride,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/cluster.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/cluster.go
index 78df8b0a535a3..213ddf73460b7 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/cluster.go
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ type LoadBalancerAccessSpec struct {
 	SecurityGroupOverride *string `json:"securityGroupOverride,omitempty"`
 	// AdditionalSecurityGroups attaches additional security groups (e.g. sg-123456).
 	AdditionalSecurityGroups []string `json:"additionalSecurityGroups,omitempty"`
-	// UseForInternalApi indicates wether the LB should be used by the kubelet
+	// UseForInternalApi indicates whether the LB should be used by the kubelet
 	UseForInternalApi bool `json:"useForInternalApi,omitempty"`
 	// SSLCertificate allows you to specify the ACM cert to be used the LB
 	SSLCertificate string `json:"sslCertificate,omitempty"`
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/instancegroup.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/instancegroup.go
index 3465f076766fa..73edc196156a3 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/instancegroup.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/instancegroup.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ type InstanceGroupSpec struct {
 	DetailedInstanceMonitoring *bool `json:"detailedInstanceMonitoring,omitempty"`
 	// IAMProfileSpec defines the identity of the cloud group iam profile (AWS only).
 	IAM *IAMProfileSpec `json:"iam,omitempty"`
-	// SecurityGroupOverride overrides the defaut security group created by Kops for this IG (AWS only).
+	// SecurityGroupOverride overrides the default security group created by Kops for this IG (AWS only).
 	SecurityGroupOverride *string `json:"securityGroupOverride,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/cluster.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/cluster.go
index 4884d8751d618..16ba5e3177ca6 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/cluster.go
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ type LoadBalancerAccessSpec struct {
 	SecurityGroupOverride *string `json:"securityGroupOverride,omitempty"`
 	// AdditionalSecurityGroups attaches additional security groups (e.g. sg-123456).
 	AdditionalSecurityGroups []string `json:"additionalSecurityGroups,omitempty"`
-	// UseForInternalApi indicates wether the LB should be used by the kubelet
+	// UseForInternalApi indicates whether the LB should be used by the kubelet
 	UseForInternalApi bool `json:"useForInternalApi,omitempty"`
 	// SSLCertificate allows you to specify the ACM cert to be used the LB
 	SSLCertificate string `json:"sslCertificate,omitempty"`
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/instancegroup.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/instancegroup.go
index d6c351713671c..773196b3d7a10 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/instancegroup.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/instancegroup.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ type InstanceGroupSpec struct {
 	DetailedInstanceMonitoring *bool `json:"detailedInstanceMonitoring,omitempty"`
 	// IAMProfileSpec defines the identity of the cloud group iam profile (AWS only).
 	IAM *IAMProfileSpec `json:"iam,omitempty"`
-	// SecurityGroupOverride overrides the defaut security group created by Kops for this IG (AWS only).
+	// SecurityGroupOverride overrides the default security group created by Kops for this IG (AWS only).
 	SecurityGroupOverride *string `json:"securityGroupOverride,omitempty"`
 }