diff --git a/src/vs/base/browser/dom.ts b/src/vs/base/browser/dom.ts
index 08822d55fc7..e5afa201a7f 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/browser/dom.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/browser/dom.ts
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ export interface IDetectedFullscreen {
 	mode: DetectedFullscreenMode;
 
 	/**
-	 * Wether we know for sure that we are in fullscreen mode or
+	 * Whether we know for sure that we are in fullscreen mode or
 	 * it is a guess.
 	 */
 	guess: boolean;
diff --git a/src/vs/base/common/fuzzyScorer.ts b/src/vs/base/common/fuzzyScorer.ts
index 11fc4bc0ed3..71414ea9350 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/common/fuzzyScorer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/common/fuzzyScorer.ts
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ export function scoreItemFuzzy<T>(item: T, query: IPreparedQuery, fuzzy: boolean
 	// - description (if provided)
 	// - query (normalized)
 	// - number of query pieces (i.e. 'hello world' and 'helloworld' are different)
-	// - wether fuzzy matching is enabled or not
+	// - whether fuzzy matching is enabled or not
 	let cacheHash: string;
 	if (description) {
 		cacheHash = `${label}${description}${query.normalized}${Array.isArray(query.values) ? query.values.length : ''}${fuzzy}`;
diff --git a/src/vs/base/parts/sandbox/electron-sandbox/globals.ts b/src/vs/base/parts/sandbox/electron-sandbox/globals.ts
index 69f3a2a8637..c548c2045ea 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/parts/sandbox/electron-sandbox/globals.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/parts/sandbox/electron-sandbox/globals.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export interface ISandboxNodeProcess extends INodeProcess {
 	 * The order of overwrites is `process.env` < `shellEnv` < `userEnv`.
 	 *
 	 * It is critical that every process awaits this method early on startup to get the right
-	 * set of environment in `process.env`. 
+	 * set of environment in `process.env`.
 	 */
 	resolveEnv(userEnv: IProcessEnvironment): Promise<void>;
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export interface ISandboxNodeProcess extends INodeProcess {
 export interface ISandboxContext {
 
 	/**
-	 * Wether the renderer runs with `sandbox` enabled or not.
+	 * Whether the renderer runs with `sandbox` enabled or not.
 	 */
 	sandbox: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
index b2b9ce108eb..f3a37f0faff 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 			// Prefer to use the args and env from the target window
 			// when resolving the shell env. It is possible that
 			// a first window was opened from the UI but a second
-			// from the CLI and that has implications for wether to
+			// from the CLI and that has implications for whether to
 			// resolve the shell environment or not.
 			let args: NativeParsedArgs;
 			let env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/noTabsTitleControl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/noTabsTitleControl.ts
index 2760fd20c3a..f04002270b1 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/noTabsTitleControl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/noTabsTitleControl.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class NoTabsTitleControl extends TitleControl {
 		// Breadcrumbs
 		this.createBreadcrumbsControl(labelContainer, { showFileIcons: false, showSymbolIcons: true, showDecorationColors: false, breadcrumbsBackground: () => Color.transparent });
 		titleContainer.classList.toggle('breadcrumbs', Boolean(this.breadcrumbsControl));
-		this._register({ dispose: () => titleContainer.classList.remove('breadcrumbs') }); // import to remove because the container is a shared dom node
+		this._register({ dispose: () => titleContainer.classList.remove('breadcrumbs') }); // important to remove because the container is a shared dom node
 
 		// Right Actions Container
 		const actionsContainer = document.createElement('div');
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts
index 776ca5bfd28..3da5d6694d9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/editor/tabsTitleControl.ts
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ export class TabsTitleControl extends TitleControl {
 		}
 
 		// Figure out if active tab is positioned static which has an
-		// impact on wether to reveal the tab or not later
+		// impact on whether to reveal the tab or not later
 		let activeTabPositionStatic = this.accessor.partOptions.pinnedTabSizing !== 'normal' && this.group.isSticky(activeIndex);
 
 		// Special case: we have sticky tabs but the available space for showing tabs
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
index b47ccfbe06a..315c12122fc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { isStandalone } from 'vs/base/browser/browser';
 			},
 			'workbench.editor.wrapTabs': {
 				'type': 'boolean',
-				'description': nls.localize('wrapTabs', "Controls whether tabs should be wrapped over multiple lines when exceeding available space or wether a scrollbar should appear instead."),
+				'markdownDescription': nls.localize('wrapTabs', "Controls whether tabs should be wrapped over multiple lines when exceeding available space or whether a scrollbar should appear instead. This value is ignored when `#workbench.editor.showTabs#` is disabled."),
 				'default': false
 			},
 			'workbench.editor.scrollToSwitchTabs': {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/common/editor.ts b/src/vs/workbench/common/editor.ts
index 2e567ddf9ce..30c8ccd2454 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/common/editor.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/common/editor.ts
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ export interface IEditorOpenContext {
 	 * An editor is new for a group if it was not part of the group before and
 	 * otherwise was already opened in the group and just became the active editor.
 	 *
-	 * This hint can e.g. be used to decide wether to restore view state or not.
+	 * This hint can e.g. be used to decide whether to restore view state or not.
 	 */
 	newInGroup?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/browser/codeEditorService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/browser/codeEditorService.ts
index 770b1b34bf3..dfbc193a4cb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/browser/codeEditorService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/browser/codeEditorService.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class CodeEditorService extends CodeEditorServiceImpl {
 	private async doOpenCodeEditor(input: IResourceEditorInput, source: ICodeEditor | null, sideBySide?: boolean): Promise<ICodeEditor | null> {
 
 		// Special case: we want to detect the request to open an editor that
-		// is different from the current one to decide wether the current editor
+		// is different from the current one to decide whether the current editor
 		// should be pinned or not. This ensures that the source of a navigation
 		// is not being replaced by the target. An example is "Goto definition"
 		// that otherwise would replace the editor everytime the user navigates.
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService.ts
index 73542a7a14d..ea2991e3f1b 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/editor/common/editorService.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export interface IEditorService {
 	 * identifier.
 	 *
 	 * @param order the order of the editors to use
-	 * @param options wether to exclude sticky editors or not
+	 * @param options whether to exclude sticky editors or not
 	 */
 	getEditors(order: EditorsOrder, options?: { excludeSticky?: boolean }): ReadonlyArray<IEditorIdentifier>;