diff --git a/.github/workflows/mean_bean_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/mean_bean_ci.yml
index a15139a..4815c86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mean_bean_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mean_bean_ci.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           - i686-pc-windows-msvc
           - x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
           # GNU: You typically only need to test Windows GNU if you're
-          # specifically targetting it, and it can cause issues with some
+          # specifically targeting it, and it can cause issues with some
           # dependencies if you're not so it's disabled by self.
           # - i686-pc-windows-gnu
           # - x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6a4a310..4fc4b43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ Made various optimisations, up to 65% faster in some cases.
 - @rmbreak Tokei will now not add directories with `foo.bar` like syntax
   to a language.
 - @Michael-F-Bryan tokei will now exit gracefully when a feature is missing
-  instead of panicing
+  instead of panicking
 
 **Added languages:**
 
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ Made various optimisations, up to 65% faster in some cases.
 - @lligo : Tokei no longer panics on non-character-boundary when printing file names.
 - Fixed regression where no comment style files(_json, markdown_) weren't counted.
 - Tokei can now handle files in different encodings.(_using the [encoding](https://crates.io/crates/encoding) library_)
-- Tokei now prints errors instead of sliently skipping them.
+- Tokei now prints errors instead of silently skipping them.
 - Tokei can now print unused extensions using `-v` option.
 
 **Added languages:**
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f41b22d..1ab7d12 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ OPTIONS:
     -o, --output <output>         Outputs Tokei in a specific format. Compile with additional features for more format
                                   support. [possible values: cbor, json, yaml]
     -s, --sort <sort>             Sort languages based on column [possible values: files, lines, blanks, code, comments]
-    -t, --type <types>            Filters output by language type, seperated by a comma. i.e. -t=Rust,Markdown
+    -t, --type <types>            Filters output by language type, separated by a comma. i.e. -t=Rust,Markdown
 
 ARGS:
     <input>...    The path(s) to the file or directory to be counted.
diff --git a/fuzz/fuzz_targets/parse_from_slice.rs b/fuzz/fuzz_targets/parse_from_slice.rs
index e4093fe..c6d4374 100644
--- a/fuzz/fuzz_targets/parse_from_slice.rs
+++ b/fuzz/fuzz_targets/parse_from_slice.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn parse_from_slice(input: FuzzInput, check_total: bool) {
     let stats = input.lang.parse_from_slice(input.data, config);
 
     if check_total {
-        // verify that the parsed total lines is not more than the total occurences of \n and \r\n.
+        // verify that the parsed total lines is not more than the total occurrences of \n and \r\n.
         // if/when all of the current discrepancies are fixed, we could make this stronger by checking it is equal.
         if let Ok(s) = str::from_utf8(input.data) {
             assert!(
diff --git a/tests/data/bean.bean b/tests/data/bean.bean
index 459aca5..0905e25 100644
--- a/tests/data/bean.bean
+++ b/tests/data/bean.bean
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ option "operating_currency" "EUR"
 ; verifying starting balance
 2020-09-02 balance Assets:Cash  81.7 EUR
 
-; transfering money
+; transferring money
 2020-09-03 * "transfer of money"
   Assets:Cash   -17.7 EUR
   Expenses:Food
diff --git a/tests/data/c.c b/tests/data/c.c
index ca00f50..b724621 100644
--- a/tests/data/c.c
+++ b/tests/data/c.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ int main(void) {
 }
 
 void foo() {
-	char *esc = "\"/*escaped quotes in a string and block commment*/\"";
+	char *esc = "\"/*escaped quotes in a string and block comment*/\"";
 	func1();
 	func2();
 	char *next_line =
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void foo() {
 
 	char *late_start = // "
 		"wow\
-		thats pretty neat";
+		that's pretty neat";
 
 	char *late_start2 = /* " */
 		"*/ still just a string"; // but this is a line comment