diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index 22c5fd333..41515d287 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -1244,7 +1244,7 @@ Added
 - New `:debug-log-filter` command to change console log filtering on-the-fly.
 - New `:debug-log-level` command to change the console loglevel on-the-fly.
 - New `general -> yank-ignored-url-parameters` option to configure which URL
-  parameters (like `utm_source` etc.) to strip off when yanking an URL.
+  parameters (like `utm_source` etc.) to strip off when yanking a URL.
 - Support for the
   https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Page_Visibility_API[HTML5 page visibility API]
 - New `readability` userscript which shows a readable version of a page (using
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ Changed
 - `:hint` has a new `--add-history` argument to add the URL to the history for
   yank/spawn targets.
 - `:set` now cycles through values if more than one argument is given.
-- `:open` now opens `default-page` without an URL even without `-t`/`-b`/`-w` given.
+- `:open` now opens `default-page` without a URL even without `-t`/`-b`/`-w` given.
 
 Deprecated
 ~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/faq.asciidoc b/doc/faq.asciidoc
index a844bcfde..6687917c7 100644
--- a/doc/faq.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/faq.asciidoc
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ What's the difference between insert and passthrough mode?::
     be useful to rebind escape to something else in passthrough mode only, to be
     able to send an escape keypress to the website.
 
-Why does it take longer to open an URL in qutebrowser than in chromium?::
-    When opening an URL in an existing instance, the normal qutebrowser
+Why does it take longer to open a URL in qutebrowser than in chromium?::
+    When opening a URL in an existing instance, the normal qutebrowser
     Python script is started and a few PyQt libraries need to be
     loaded until it is detected that there is an instance running
     to which the URL is then passed. This takes some time.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index 1cfcc8496..7d1b61131 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@ def process_pos_args(args, via_ipc=False, cwd=None, target_arg=None):
 
 
 def open_url(url, target=None, no_raise=False, via_ipc=True):
-    """Open an URL in new window/tab.
+    """Open a URL in new window/tab.
 
     Args:
-        url: An URL to open.
+        url: A URL to open.
         target: same as new_instance_open_target (used as a default).
         no_raise: suppress target window raising.
         via_ipc: Whether the arguments were transmitted over IPC.
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
index bb0b31626..b2be458ce 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/browsertab.py
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ class AbstractTab(QWidget):
 
     @pyqtSlot(QUrl)
     def _on_predicted_navigation(self, url):
-        """Adjust the title if we are going to visit an URL soon."""
+        """Adjust the title if we are going to visit a URL soon."""
         qtutils.ensure_valid(url)
         url_string = url.toDisplayString()
         log.webview.debug("Predicted navigation: {}".format(url_string))
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
index eba9174b1..0f1d368e9 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ class WebEngineTab(browsertab.AbstractTab):
 
     @pyqtSlot(QUrl)
     def _on_predicted_navigation(self, url):
-        """If we know we're going to visit an URL soon, change the settings.
+        """If we know we're going to visit a URL soon, change the settings.
 
         This is a WORKAROUND for https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-66656
         """
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/config.py b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
index facfcc553..1f2e45741 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class Config(QObject):
         """Get an object which can be mutated, e.g. in a config.py.
 
         If a pattern is given, return the value for that pattern.
-        Note that it's impossible to get a mutable object for an URL as we
+        Note that it's impossible to get a mutable object for a URL as we
         wouldn't know what pattern to apply.
         """
         self.get_opt(name)  # To make sure it exists
diff --git a/qutebrowser/javascript/greasemonkey_wrapper.js b/qutebrowser/javascript/greasemonkey_wrapper.js
index 457118696..f8c36151a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/javascript/greasemonkey_wrapper.js
+++ b/qutebrowser/javascript/greasemonkey_wrapper.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         details.method = details.method ? details.method.toUpperCase() : "GET";
 
         if (!details.url) {
-            throw new Error("GM_xmlhttpRequest requires an URL.");
+            throw new Error("GM_xmlhttpRequest requires a URL.");
         }
 
         // build XMLHttpRequest object
diff --git a/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py b/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py
index 299246448..27ff0105b 100644
--- a/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/misc_checks.py
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ def check_spelling():
              '[Ww]ether', '[Pp]rogramatically', '[Ss]plitted', '[Ee]xitted',
              '[Mm]ininum', '[Rr]esett?ed', '[Rr]ecieved', '[Rr]egularily',
              '[Uu]nderlaying', '[Ii]nexistant', '[Ee]lipsis', 'commiting',
-             'existant', '[Rr]esetted', '[Ss]imilarily', '[Ii]nformations'}
+             'existant', '[Rr]esetted', '[Ss]imilarily', '[Ii]nformations',
+             '[Aa]n [Uu][Rr][Ll]'}
 
     # Words which look better when splitted, but might need some fine tuning.
     words |= {'[Ww]ebelements', '[Mm]ouseevent', '[Kk]eysequence',
diff --git a/tests/unit/browser/webkit/network/test_pac.py b/tests/unit/browser/webkit/network/test_pac.py
index ff0346411..8c03c6cee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/browser/webkit/network/test_pac.py
+++ b/tests/unit/browser/webkit/network/test_pac.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def test_fail_return():
 ])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('from_file', [True, False])
 def test_secret_url(url, has_secret, from_file):
-    """Make sure secret parts in an URL are stripped correctly.
+    """Make sure secret parts in a URL are stripped correctly.
 
     The following parts are considered secret:
         - If the PAC info is loaded from a local file, nothing.
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_config.py b/tests/unit/config/test_config.py
index 672faf04a..946770bf1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_config.py
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class TestConfig:
         assert conf.get('colors.completion.category.fg') == QColor('white')
 
     def test_get_for_url(self, conf):
-        """Test conf.get() with an URL/pattern."""
+        """Test conf.get() with a URL/pattern."""
         pattern = urlmatch.UrlPattern('*://example.com/')
         name = 'content.javascript.enabled'
         conf.set_obj(name, False, pattern=pattern)
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class TestConfig:
         (False, configutils.UNSET)
     ])
     def test_get_for_url_fallback(self, conf, fallback, expected):
-        """Test conf.get() with an URL and fallback."""
+        """Test conf.get() with a URL and fallback."""
         value = conf.get('content.javascript.enabled',
                          url=QUrl('https://example.com/'),
                          fallback=fallback)
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_urlmatch.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_urlmatch.py
index e569c51b8..1dd57a5e9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_urlmatch.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_urlmatch.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def test_parse_path(pattern, path):
     ("data:monkey", 'data', None, 'monkey'),  # existing scheme
 ])
 def test_lightweight_patterns(pattern, scheme, host, path):
-    """Make sure we can leave off parts of an URL.
+    """Make sure we can leave off parts of a URL.
 
     This is a deviation from Chromium to make patterns more user-friendly.
     """