diff --git a/doc/yay.8 b/doc/yay.8
index 5b8bce0c..bb44bf45 100644
--- a/doc/yay.8
+++ b/doc/yay.8
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Only show titles when printing news.
 .B \-f, \-\-force
 Force download for packages that already exist in the current directory. This
 is to ensure directories are not accidentally overwritten. This option is not
-needed for git based downloads as \fBgit pull\fR already has saftey mechanisms.
+needed for git based downloads as \fBgit pull\fR already has safety mechanisms.
 
 .SH PERMANENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
 .TP
diff --git a/install.go b/install.go
index 623b0ecb..0c0b6597 100644
--- a/install.go
+++ b/install.go
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func earlyPacmanCall(parser *arguments) error {
 		arguments.targets = targets
 	} else {
 		alpmHandle.SetQuestionCallback(func(alpm.QuestionAny) {})
-		//seperate aur and repo targets
+		//separate aur and repo targets
 		for _, target := range targets {
 			if inRepos(syncDb, target) {
 				arguments.addTarget(target)
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 7f175572..1fb97a52 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ func (parser *arguments) extractYayOptions() {
 	config.AURURL = strings.TrimRight(config.AURURL, "/")
 }
 
-//parses input for number menus splitted by spaces or commas
+//parses input for number menus split by spaces or commas
 //supports individual selection: 1 2 3 4
 //supports range selections: 1-4 10-20
 //supports negation: ^1 ^1-4