diff --git a/doc/ref/sxml.texi b/doc/ref/sxml.texi
index fceb30655..108a95d4e 100644
--- a/doc/ref/sxml.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/sxml.texi
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ mutually-recursive datatypes <Node> and <Nodeset> lends itself well to
 processing by functional languages.
 
 A location path is in fact a composite query over an XPath tree or its
-branch.  A singe step is a combination of a projection, selection or a
+branch.  A single step is a combination of a projection, selection or a
 transitive closure.  Multiple steps are combined via join and union
 operations.  This insight allows us to @emph{elegantly} implement XPath
 as a sequence of projection and filtering primitives -- converters --
diff --git a/doc/ref/texinfo.texi b/doc/ref/texinfo.texi
index 64a866b23..268959591 100644
--- a/doc/ref/texinfo.texi
+++ b/doc/ref/texinfo.texi
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ consisting of all the special characters.
                       #\\)
 => "\\*\\*\\*\\(Example String\\)\\*\\*\\*"
 
-;; also can escape a singe char...
+;; also can escape a single char...
  (escape-special-chars "richardt@@vzavenue.net"
                       #\@@
                       #\@@)
diff --git a/module/sxml/upstream/SXPath-old.scm b/module/sxml/upstream/SXPath-old.scm
index cf4526ed6..f46c83441 100644
--- a/module/sxml/upstream/SXPath-old.scm
+++ b/module/sxml/upstream/SXPath-old.scm
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 ; <Nodeset> lends itself well to processing by functional languages.
 ;
 ; A location path is in fact a composite query over an XPath tree or
-; its branch. A singe step is a combination of a projection, selection
+; its branch. A single step is a combination of a projection, selection
 ; or a transitive closure. Multiple steps are combined via join and
 ; union operations. This insight allows us to _elegantly_ implement
 ; XPath as a sequence of projection and filtering primitives --
diff --git a/module/sxml/xpath.scm b/module/sxml/xpath.scm
index bdf4ae98a..edec2faea 100644
--- a/module/sxml/xpath.scm
+++ b/module/sxml/xpath.scm
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 ;; <Nodeset> lends itself well to processing by functional languages.
 ;;
 ;; A location path is in fact a composite query over an XPath tree or
-;; its branch. A singe step is a combination of a projection, selection
+;; its branch. A single step is a combination of a projection, selection
 ;; or a transitive closure. Multiple steps are combined via join and
 ;; union operations. This insight allows us to @emph{elegantly}
 ;; implement XPath as a sequence of projection and filtering primitives
diff --git a/module/texinfo/string-utils.scm b/module/texinfo/string-utils.scm
index 0d2c994d7..625d1e535 100644
--- a/module/texinfo/string-utils.scm
+++ b/module/texinfo/string-utils.scm
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ of all the special characters.
                       #\\\\)
 => \"\\\\*\\\\*\\\\*\\\\(Example String\\\\)\\\\*\\\\*\\\\*\"
 
-;; also can escape a singe char...
+;; also can escape a single char...
  (escape-special-chars \"richardt@@vzavenue.net\"
                       #\\@@
                       #\\@@)