diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-runner/global-setup-teardown/another-test-file.js b/test/fixtures/test-runner/global-setup-teardown/another-test-file.js
index 6d39ef2ec79aa8..d7808c2b565a7c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/test-runner/global-setup-teardown/another-test-file.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/test-runner/global-setup-teardown/another-test-file.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const test = require('node:test');
 const assert = require('node:assert');
 const fs = require('node:fs');
 
-test('Another test that verifies setup flag existance', (t) => {
+test('Another test that verifies setup flag existence', (t) => {
   const setupFlagPath = process.env.SETUP_FLAG_PATH;
   assert.ok(fs.existsSync(setupFlagPath), 'Setup flag file should exist');
 
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-abortsignal-drop-settled-signals.mjs b/test/parallel/test-abortsignal-drop-settled-signals.mjs
index d5d704d55c5243..29a0dcf8b58638 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-abortsignal-drop-settled-signals.mjs
+++ b/test/parallel/test-abortsignal-drop-settled-signals.mjs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function runWithOrphanListeners(limit, done) {
 const limit = 10_000;
 
 describe('when there is a long-lived signal', () => {
-  it('drops settled dependant signals', (t, done) => {
+  it('drops settled dependent signals', (t, done) => {
     makeSubsequentCalls(limit, (signal, dependantSignalsKey) => {
       setImmediate(() => {
         t.assert.strictEqual(signal[dependantSignalsKey].size, 0);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe('when there is a long-lived signal', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('keeps all active dependant signals', (t, done) => {
+  it('keeps all active dependent signals', (t, done) => {
     makeSubsequentCalls(limit, (signal, dependantSignalsKey) => {
       t.assert.strictEqual(signal[dependantSignalsKey].size, limit);
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ it('does not prevent source signal from being GCed if it is short-lived', (t, do
   });
 });
 
-it('drops settled dependant signals when signal is composite', (t, done) => {
+it('drops settled dependent signals when signal is composite', (t, done) => {
   const controllers = Array.from({ length: 2 }, () => new AbortController());
 
   // Using WeakRefs to avoid this test to retain information that will make the test fail
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-utimes.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-utimes.js
index e6ae75d4e33a5f..41e5faea46be66 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-utimes.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-utimes.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function expect_ok(syscall, resource, err, atime, mtime, statSync) {
   const mtime_diff = check_mtime(resource, mtime, statSync);
   assert(
     // Check up to single-second precision.
-    // Sub-second precision is OS and fs dependant.
+    // Sub-second precision is OS and fs dependent.
     !err && (mtime_diff < 2) || err && err.code === 'ENOSYS',
     `FAILED: expect_ok ${util.inspect(arguments)}
      check_mtime: ${mtime_diff}`
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-message-capture-rejection.js b/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-message-capture-rejection.js
index a89ef8baf70605..31cc047ea2e319 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-message-capture-rejection.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-http-outgoing-message-capture-rejection.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ events.captureRejections = true;
 {
   let _res;
   let shouldEnd = false;
-  // Not using mustCall here, because it is OS-dependant.
+  // Not using mustCall here, because it is OS-dependent.
   const server = createServer((req, res) => {
     // So that we cleanly stop
     _res = res;