diff --git a/common/stringop.c b/common/stringop.c
index 0df2b33dd..8c8e9aa21 100644
--- a/common/stringop.c
+++ b/common/stringop.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ char **split_args(const char *start, int *argc) {
 	bool in_token = false;
 	bool in_string = false;
 	bool in_char = false;
-	bool in_brackets = false; // brackets are used for critera
+	bool in_brackets = false; // brackets are used for criteria
 	bool escaped = false;
 	const char *end = start;
 	if (start) {
diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index 400f1d66b..58368f20a 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static void damage_handle_frame(struct wl_listener *listener, void *user_data) {
 		// We only check tv_sec because if the predicted refresh time is less
 		// than a second before the current time, then msec_until_refresh will
 		// end up slightly below zero, which will effectively disable the delay
-		// without potential disasterous negative overflows that could occur if
+		// without potential disastrous negative overflows that could occur if
 		// tv_sec was not checked.
 		if (predicted_refresh.tv_sec >= now.tv_sec) {
 			long nsec_until_refresh
diff --git a/swaybar/tray/icon.c b/swaybar/tray/icon.c
index 429bea363..8adefda63 100644
--- a/swaybar/tray/icon.c
+++ b/swaybar/tray/icon.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int entry_handler(char *group, char *key, char *value,
  * This is a Freedesktop Desktop Entry parser (essentially INI)
  * It calls entry_handler for every entry
  * and group_handler between every group (as well as at both ends)
- * Handlers return whether an error occured, which stops parsing
+ * Handlers return whether an error occurred, which stops parsing
  */
 static struct icon_theme *read_theme_file(char *basedir, char *theme_name) {
 	// look for index.theme file