diff --git a/cli/src/commands/git.rs b/cli/src/commands/git.rs
index 9122399631..9f22ca7c4b 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/git.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/git.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ pub struct GitRemoteListArgs {}
 pub struct GitInitArgs {
     /// The destination directory where the `jj` repo will be created.
     /// If the directory does not exist, it will be created.
-    /// If no directory is diven, the current directory is used.
+    /// If no directory is given, the current directory is used.
     ///
     /// By default the `git` repo is under `$destination/.jj`
     #[arg(default_value = ".", value_hint = clap::ValueHint::DirPath)]
diff --git a/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap b/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap
index 6510c3c4ef..8c5a2e61e4 100644
--- a/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap
+++ b/cli/tests/cli-reference@.md.snap
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ Create a new Git backed repo
 
 ###### **Arguments:**
 
-* `<DESTINATION>` — The destination directory where the `jj` repo will be created. If the directory does not exist, it will be created. If no directory is diven, the current directory is used
+* `<DESTINATION>` — The destination directory where the `jj` repo will be created. If the directory does not exist, it will be created. If no directory is given, the current directory is used
 
   Default value: `.`
 
diff --git a/demos/run_scripts.sh b/demos/run_scripts.sh
index b728d967ef..f85506709f 100755
--- a/demos/run_scripts.sh
+++ b/demos/run_scripts.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # inkscape`. It's unclear to me whether `convert` used Inkscape or one of its
 # dependencies. Inkscape can be also used manually for SVG -> PNG conversion.
 which term-transcript > /dev/null \
-  || (echo '`term-transcipt` must be installed with e.g.'\
+  || (echo '`term-transcript` must be installed with e.g.'\
            '`cargo binstall term-transcript-cli`.' \
            'See also https://github.com/slowli/term-transcript' >&2;
       false)
diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index 881185385a..a65fe0783e 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function in order to add a new feature cleanly, put the refactoring in one
 commit and the new feature in a different commit. If the refactoring itself
 consists of many parts, try to separate out those into separate commits. You can
 use `jj split` to do it if you didn't realize ahead of time how it should be
-split up. Include tests and documentation in the same commit as the code the
+split up. Include tests and documentation in the same commit as the code they
 test and document. The commit message should describe the changes in the commit;
 the PR description can even be empty, but feel free to include a personal
 message.
diff --git a/docs/design/run.md b/docs/design/run.md
index 7a045eef65..3c7883e089 100644
--- a/docs/design/run.md
+++ b/docs/design/run.md
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ which are available as command options.
 
 It may be useful to execute commands in topological order. For example, 
 commands with costs proportional to incremental changes, like build systems. 
-There may also be other revelant heuristics, but topological order is an easy
+There may also be other relevant heuristics, but topological order is an easy
 and effective way to start. 
 
 Parallel execution of commands on different commits may choose to schedule 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ running processes. Notify the user that we failed to apply the command to the
 specific revision. 
 
 We will leave any affected commit in its current state, if any subprocess fails.
-This allows us provide a better user experience, as leaving revisions in an 
+This allows us to provide a better user experience, as leaving revisions in an 
 undesirable state, e.g partially formatted, may confuse users.
 
 ## Resource constraints