diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53c164baa3..a7eae2f3fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ use std::{error::Error, io};
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, span, warn, Level};
 
 // the `#[tracing::instrument]` attribute creates and enters a span
-// every time the instrumented function is called. The span is named after the
+// every time the instrumented function is called. The span is named after
 // the function or method. Parameters passed to the function are recorded as fields.
 #[tracing::instrument]
 pub fn shave(yak: usize) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + 'static>> {
diff --git a/examples/examples/fmt/yak_shave.rs b/examples/examples/fmt/yak_shave.rs
index 9f6eb477b3..e5d7f53862 100644
--- a/examples/examples/fmt/yak_shave.rs
+++ b/examples/examples/fmt/yak_shave.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, span, trace, warn, Level};
 
 // the `#[tracing::instrument]` attribute creates and enters a span
-// every time the instrumented function is called. The span is named after the
+// every time the instrumented function is called. The span is named after
 // the function or method. Paramaters passed to the function are recorded as fields.
 #[tracing::instrument]
 pub fn shave(yak: usize) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + 'static>> {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub fn shave_all(yaks: usize) -> usize {
 
         if let Err(ref error) = res {
             // Like spans, events can also use the field initialization shorthand.
-            // In this instance, `yak` is the field being initalized.
+            // In this instance, `yak` is the field being initialized.
             error!(yak, error = error.as_ref(), "failed to shave yak");
         } else {
             yaks_shaved += 1;
diff --git a/tracing-appender/src/inner.rs b/tracing-appender/src/inner.rs
index 9c9a74c45f..1c40eeaae8 100644
--- a/tracing-appender/src/inner.rs
+++ b/tracing-appender/src/inner.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl InnerAppender {
     }
 
     fn should_rollover(&self, date: OffsetDateTime) -> bool {
-        // the `None` case means that the `InnerAppender` *never* rorates log files.
+        // the `None` case means that the `InnerAppender` *never* rotates log files.
         match self.next_date {
             None => false,
             Some(next_date) => date >= next_date,
diff --git a/tracing/README.md b/tracing/README.md
index c0207988df..ac5bfe0375 100644
--- a/tracing/README.md
+++ b/tracing/README.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ use std::{error::Error, io};
 use tracing::{debug, error, info, span, warn, Level};
 
 // the `#[tracing::instrument]` attribute creates and enters a span
-// every time the instrumented function is called. The span is named after the
+// every time the instrumented function is called. The span is named after
 // the function or method. Paramaters passed to the function are recorded as fields.
 #[tracing::instrument]
 pub fn shave(yak: usize) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + 'static>> {
diff --git a/tracing/src/lib.rs b/tracing/src/lib.rs
index ac4c7a3650..0a8293fa14 100644
--- a/tracing/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tracing/src/lib.rs
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
 //! use tracing::{debug, error, info, span, warn, Level};
 //!
 //! // the `#[tracing::instrument]` attribute creates and enters a span
-//! // every time the instrumented function is called. The span is named after the
+//! // every time the instrumented function is called. The span is named after
 //! // the function or method. Parameters passed to the function are recorded as fields.
 //! #[tracing::instrument]
 //! pub fn shave(yak: usize) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + 'static>> {
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@
 //!
 //!         if let Err(ref error) = res {
 //!             // Like spans, events can also use the field initialization shorthand.
-//!             // In this instance, `yak` is the field being initalized.
+//!             // In this instance, `yak` is the field being initialized.
 //!             error!(yak, error = error.as_ref(), "failed to shave yak!");
 //!         } else {
 //!             yaks_shaved += 1;
diff --git a/tracing/src/span.rs b/tracing/src/span.rs
index 73113f14f1..09b56a2bc0 100644
--- a/tracing/src/span.rs
+++ b/tracing/src/span.rs
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ impl Span {
     /// ```
     ///
     /// If the current [collector] enables the [`DEBUG`] level, then both
-    /// the "parent" and "child" spans will be enabled. Thus, when the "spawaned
+    /// the "parent" and "child" spans will be enabled. Thus, when the "spawned
     /// a thread!" event occurs, it will be inside of the "child" span. Because
     /// "parent" is the parent of "child", the event will _also_ be inside of
     /// "parent".