diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 49e9f41a..a0e480e8 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Bincode's format is specified in [docs/spec.md](https://github.com/bincode-org/b
 
 The encoding format is stable, provided the same configuration is used.
 This should ensure that later versions can still read data produced by a previous versions of the library if no major version change
-has occured.
+has occurred.
 
 Bincode 1 and 2 are completely compatible if the same configuration is used.
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ maximum size limit. Malicious inputs will fail upon deserialization.
 
 ### What is Bincode's MSRV (minimum supported Rust version)?
 
-Bincode 2.0 is still in development and does not yet have a targetted MSRV. Once 2.0 is fully released the MSRV will be locked. After this point any changes to the MSRV are considered a breaking change for semver purposes.
+Bincode 2.0 is still in development and does not yet have a targeted MSRV. Once 2.0 is fully released the MSRV will be locked. After this point any changes to the MSRV are considered a breaking change for semver purposes.
 
 ### Why does bincode not respect `#[repr(u8)]`?
 
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index f6d83199..17fee056 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ pub enum EncodeError {
         type_name: &'static str,
     },
 
-    /// An uncommon error occured, see the inner text for more information
+    /// An uncommon error occurred, see the inner text for more information
     Other(&'static str),
 
-    /// An uncommon error occured, see the inner text for more information
+    /// An uncommon error occurred, see the inner text for more information
     #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
     OtherString(alloc::string::String),
 
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ pub enum EncodeError {
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     InvalidPathCharacters,
 
-    /// The targetted writer encountered an `std::io::Error`
+    /// The targeted writer encountered an `std::io::Error`
     #[cfg(feature = "std")]
     Io {
         /// The encountered error
         error: std::io::Error,
-        /// The amount of bytes that were written before the error occured
+        /// The amount of bytes that were written before the error occurred
         index: usize,
     },
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub enum EncodeError {
     },
 
     #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
-    /// A serde-specific error that occured while decoding.
+    /// A serde-specific error that occurred while decoding.
     Serde(crate::features::serde::EncodeError),
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl core::fmt::Display for EncodeError {
     }
 }
 
-/// Errors that can be encounted by decoding a type
+/// Errors that can be encountered by decoding a type
 #[non_exhaustive]
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum DecodeError {
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ pub enum DecodeError {
         inner: std::ffi::FromVecWithNulError,
     },
 
-    /// An uncommon error occured, see the inner text for more information
+    /// An uncommon error occurred, see the inner text for more information
     #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
     OtherString(alloc::string::String),
 
     #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
-    /// A serde-specific error that occured while decoding.
+    /// A serde-specific error that occurred while decoding.
     Serde(crate::features::serde::DecodeError),
 }
 
diff --git a/src/features/serde/mod.rs b/src/features/serde/mod.rs
index 08e07215..1fd8615d 100644
--- a/src/features/serde/mod.rs
+++ b/src/features/serde/mod.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ pub use self::de_borrowed::*;
 pub use self::de_owned::*;
 pub use self::ser::*;
 
-/// A serde-specific error that occured while decoding.
+/// A serde-specific error that occurred while decoding.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum DecodeError {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ impl Into<crate::error::DecodeError> for DecodeError {
     }
 }
 
-/// A serde-specific error that occured while encoding.
+/// A serde-specific error that occurred while encoding.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum EncodeError {