diff --git a/src/path.cr b/src/path.cr
index 77f5b9a241e5..b3b943c39f6b 100644
--- a/src/path.cr
+++ b/src/path.cr
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 # that identifies a file system hierarchy, may also be present.
 # The name element that is farthest from the root of the directory hierarchy is
 # the name of a file or directory. The other name elements are directory names.
-# A Path can represent a root, a root and a sequence of names, or simply one or
+# A `Path` can represent a root, a root and a sequence of names, or simply one or
 # more name elements.
-# A Path is considered to be an empty path if it consists solely of one name
+# A `Path` is considered to be an empty path if it consists solely of one name
 # element that is empty. Accessing a file using an empty path is equivalent
 # to accessing the default directory of the process.
 #
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # Path handling comes in different kinds depending on operating system:
 #
 # * `Path.posix()` creates a new POSIX path
-# * `Path.windows()` create a new Windows path
+# * `Path.windows()` creates a new Windows path
 # * `Path.new()` means `Path.posix` on POSIX platforms and `Path.windows()`
 #    on Windows platforms.
 #
@@ -389,12 +389,12 @@ struct Path
   #
   #   1. Replace multiple slashes with a single slash.
   #   2. Eliminate each `.` path name element (the current directory).
-  #   3. Eliminate each `..` path name element (the parent directory) preceeded
+  #   3. Eliminate each `..` path name element (the parent directory) preceded
   #      by a non-`..` element along with the latter.
   #   4. Eliminate `..` elements that begin a rooted path:
   #      that is, replace `"/.."` by `"/"` at the beginning of a path.
   #
-  # If the path turns to be empty, the current direcory (`"."`) is returned.
+  # If the path turns to be empty, the current directory (`"."`) is returned.
   #
   # The returned path ends in a slash only if it is the root (`"/"`, `\`, or `C:\`).
   #
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ struct Path
     end
   end
 
-  # Converts this path to the fiven *kind*.
+  # Converts this path to the given *kind*.
   #
   # See `#to_windows` and `#to_posix` for details.
   def to_kind(kind)
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ struct Path
     base = Path.new(base) unless base.is_a?(Path)
     base = base.to_kind(@kind)
     if base == self
-      # expanding base, avoid recusion
+      # expanding base, avoid recursion
       return new_instance(@name).normalize(remove_final_separator: false)
     end