diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 63c34aa666eb94..f33a18f9aef8c9 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -2504,23 +2504,23 @@ readable.on('data', (chunk) => {
 
 #### Piping to Writable Streams from Async Iterators
 
-In the scenario of writing to a writeable stream from an async iterator,
+In the scenario of writing to a writable stream from an async iterator,
 it is important to ensure the correct handling of backpressure and errors.
 
 ```js
 const { once } = require('events');
 
-const writeable = fs.createWriteStream('./file');
+const writable = fs.createWriteStream('./file');
 
 (async function() {
   for await (const chunk of iterator) {
     // Handle backpressure on write().
-    if (!writeable.write(chunk))
-      await once(writeable, 'drain');
+    if (!writable.write(chunk))
+      await once(writable, 'drain');
   }
-  writeable.end();
+  writable.end();
   // Ensure completion without errors.
-  await once(writeable, 'finish');
+  await once(writable, 'finish');
 })();
 ```
 
@@ -2533,13 +2533,13 @@ then piped via `.pipe()`:
 ```js
 const { once } = require('events');
 
-const writeable = fs.createWriteStream('./file');
+const writable = fs.createWriteStream('./file');
 
 (async function() {
   const readable = Readable.from(iterator);
-  readable.pipe(writeable);
+  readable.pipe(writable);
   // Ensure completion without errors.
-  await once(writeable, 'finish');
+  await once(writable, 'finish');
 })();
 ```