diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/PortField.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/PortField.php
index 6c5ea14e6..f7401d6b5 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/PortField.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/FieldTypes/PortField.php
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class PortField extends BaseField
     {
         $validators = parent::getValidators();
         if ($this->internalValidationMessage == null) {
-            $msg = "please specify a valid portnumber (1-65535) or name (" . implode(",", self::$wellknownservices) .
+            $msg = "please specify a valid port number (1-65535) or name (" . implode(",", self::$wellknownservices) .
                 ")";
         } else {
             $msg = $this->internalValidationMessage;
diff --git a/src/www/firewall_nat_out_edit.php b/src/www/firewall_nat_out_edit.php
index 226f2bc94..6329f20ba 100644
--- a/src/www/firewall_nat_out_edit.php
+++ b/src/www/firewall_nat_out_edit.php
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
             $natent['target'] = $pconfig['targetip'];
         }
 
-        // handle fields containing portnumbers
+        // handle fields containing port numbers
         if (in_array($pconfig['protocol'], explode(" ", "any tcp udp tcp/udp"))) {
             if (isset($pconfig['staticnatport']) && empty($pconfig['nonat'])) {
                 $natent['staticnatport'] = true;
diff --git a/src/www/services_dnsmasq_domainoverride_edit.php b/src/www/services_dnsmasq_domainoverride_edit.php
index 54a3b4a64..3f9095b93 100644
--- a/src/www/services_dnsmasq_domainoverride_edit.php
+++ b/src/www/services_dnsmasq_domainoverride_edit.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
         $input_errors[] = gettext("A valid IP address must be specified, or # for an exclusion or ! to not forward at all.");
     }
     if (!empty($pconfig['port']) && !is_port($pconfig['port'])) {
-        $input_errors[] = gettext("A valid portnumber must be specified.");
+        $input_errors[] = gettext("A valid port number must be specified.");
     }
     if (!empty($pconfig['dnssrcip']) && !in_array($pconfig['dnssrcip'], get_configured_ip_addresses())) {
         $input_errors[] = gettext("An interface IP address must be specified for the DNS query source.");
diff --git a/src/www/services_ntpd_gps.php b/src/www/services_ntpd_gps.php
index 7596a8bb7..27401f40e 100644
--- a/src/www/services_ntpd_gps.php
+++ b/src/www/services_ntpd_gps.php
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ SureGPS =    #Sure Electronics SKG16B
                               <input name="noselect" type="checkbox" id="gpsselect" <?=!empty($pconfig['noselect']) ? " checked=\"checked\"" : ""; ?> />
                             </td>
                             <td>
-                              <?=gettext("NTP should not use this clock, it will be displayed for reference only(default: disabled)."); ?>
+                              <?=gettext("NTP should not use this clock, it will be displayed for reference only (default: disabled)."); ?>
                             </td>
                           </tr>
                           <tr>