diff --git a/lib/transports/index.js b/lib/transports/index.js
index ecedb58c2..e15cb7838 100644
--- a/lib/transports/index.js
+++ b/lib/transports/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = exports = {
 exports.polling.upgradesTo = ['websocket'];
 
 /**
- * Polling polimorphic constructor.
+ * Polling polymorphic constructor.
  *
  * @api private
  */
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index a75430633..1359f67d5 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 var eio = require('..');
 
 /**
- * Listen shortcut that fires a callback on an epheemal port.
+ * Listen shortcut that fires a callback on an ephemeral port.
  */
 
 exports.listen = function (opts, fn) {
diff --git a/test/server.js b/test/server.js
index d79e91418..ebd5afdd0 100644
--- a/test/server.js
+++ b/test/server.js
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ describe('server', function () {
             // at this time server's `connection` should have been fired
             expect(serverSocket).to.be.an('object');
 
-            // OPENED readyState is expected - we qre actually polling
+            // OPENED readyState is expected - we are actually polling
             expect(socket.transport.pollXhr.xhr.readyState).to.be(1);
 
             // 2 requests sent to the server over an unique port means