diff --git a/curve25519-dalek/src/backend/vector/scalar_mul/straus.rs b/curve25519-dalek/src/backend/vector/scalar_mul/straus.rs
index 70e4949..23516dd 100644
--- a/curve25519-dalek/src/backend/vector/scalar_mul/straus.rs
+++ b/curve25519-dalek/src/backend/vector/scalar_mul/straus.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub mod spec {
     /// method.  See the `Straus` struct in the serial backend for more
     /// details.
     ///
-    /// This exists as a seperate implementation from that one because the
+    /// This exists as a separate implementation from that one because the
     /// AVX2 code uses different curve models (it does not pass between
     /// multiple models during scalar mul), and it has to convert the
     /// point representation on the fly.
diff --git a/curve25519-dalek/src/diagnostics.rs b/curve25519-dalek/src/diagnostics.rs
index d5becef..860c9e6 100644
--- a/curve25519-dalek/src/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/curve25519-dalek/src/diagnostics.rs
@@ -4,22 +4,22 @@
 #[cfg(curve25519_dalek_backend = "auto")]
 compile_error!("curve25519_dalek_backend is 'auto'");
 
-// fiat was overriden
+// fiat was overridden
 #[cfg(curve25519_dalek_backend = "fiat")]
 compile_error!("curve25519_dalek_backend is 'fiat'");
 
-// serial was assumed or overriden
+// serial was assumed or overridden
 #[cfg(curve25519_dalek_backend = "serial")]
 compile_error!("curve25519_dalek_backend is 'serial'");
 
-// simd was assumed over overriden
+// simd was assumed over overridden
 #[cfg(curve25519_dalek_backend = "simd")]
 compile_error!("curve25519_dalek_backend is 'simd'");
 
-// 32 bits target_pointer_width was assumed or overriden
+// 32 bits target_pointer_width was assumed or overridden
 #[cfg(curve25519_dalek_bits = "32")]
 compile_error!("curve25519_dalek_bits is '32'");
 
-// 64 bits target_pointer_width was assumed or overriden
+// 64 bits target_pointer_width was assumed or overridden
 #[cfg(curve25519_dalek_bits = "64")]
 compile_error!("curve25519_dalek_bits is '64'");
diff --git a/curve25519-dalek/tests/build_tests.sh b/curve25519-dalek/tests/build_tests.sh
index ac6e781..c3f9d47 100755
--- a/curve25519-dalek/tests/build_tests.sh
+++ b/curve25519-dalek/tests/build_tests.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ match_and_report "curve25519_dalek_bits is '32'" "$OUT"
 cargo clean
 OUT=build_5_1.txt
 env RUSTFLAGS="--cfg curve25519_dalek_diagnostics=\"build\" --cfg curve25519_dalek_backend=\"simd\"" cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown > "$OUT" 2>&1
-# This overide must fail the compilation since "simd" is not available
+# This override must fail the compilation since "simd" is not available
 # See: issues/532
 match_and_report "Could not override curve25519_dalek_backend to simd" "$OUT"