diff --git a/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/types.go b/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/types.go
index b4676560037..efecc4d5ccd 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/types.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ type Rule struct {
 type FailurePolicyType string
 
 const (
-	// Ignore means the initilizer is removed from the initializers list of an
+	// Ignore means the initializer is removed from the initializers list of an
 	// object if the initializer is timed out.
 	Ignore FailurePolicyType = "Ignore"
 	// For 1.7, only "Ignore" is allowed. "Fail" will be allowed when the
diff --git a/pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller_test.go
index 27d2b95e106..0fd4ec24fcd 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller_test.go
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func TestGCECondition(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	assert.True(t, conditionAdded, "Network Route Condition for GCE not added by external cloud intializer")
+	assert.True(t, conditionAdded, "Network Route Condition for GCE not added by external cloud initializer")
 }
 
 // This test checks that a node with the external cloud provider taint is cloudprovider initialized and
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1alpha1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1alpha1/types.go
index d4827e59d33..2f84666a8ab 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ type Rule struct {
 type FailurePolicyType string
 
 const (
-	// Ignore means the initilizer is removed from the initializers list of an
+	// Ignore means the initializer is removed from the initializers list of an
 	// object if the initializer is timed out.
 	Ignore FailurePolicyType = "Ignore"
 	// For 1.7, only "Ignore" is allowed. "Fail" will be allowed when the