diff --git a/src/color.rs b/src/color.rs
index 750d6da30..922b9a16e 100644
--- a/src/color.rs
+++ b/src/color.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub struct RgbaColor {
     /// user-defined value was invalid.
     ///
     /// If this is true, the color may be replaced with any color deemed
-    /// approriate at the use-site.
+    /// appropriate at the use-site.
     pub healed: bool,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/eval/convert.rs b/src/eval/convert.rs
index 69ef25060..4885b72f2 100644
--- a/src/eval/convert.rs
+++ b/src/eval/convert.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub trait Convert: Sized {
     /// back the original value.
     ///
     /// In addition to the result, the method can return an optional diagnostic
-    /// to warn even when the conversion suceeded or to explain the problem when
+    /// to warn even when the conversion succeeded or to explain the problem when
     /// the conversion failed.
     ///
     /// The function takes a `Spanned<Value>` instead of just a `Value` so that
diff --git a/src/eval/mod.rs b/src/eval/mod.rs
index 6f8b3f5b7..62ce6c202 100644
--- a/src/eval/mod.rs
+++ b/src/eval/mod.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn eval(tree: &SynTree, state: State) -> Pass<Document> {
 pub struct EvalContext {
     /// The active evaluation state.
     pub state: State,
-    /// The accumualted feedback.
+    /// The accumulated feedback.
     f: Feedback,
     /// The finished page runs.
     runs: Vec<Pages>,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl EvalContext {
 
     /// Finish evaluation and return the created document.
     pub fn finish(self) -> Pass<Document> {
-        assert!(self.groups.is_empty(), "unpoped group");
+        assert!(self.groups.is_empty(), "unfinished group");
         Pass::new(Document { runs: self.runs }, self.f)
     }
 
diff --git a/src/eval/value.rs b/src/eval/value.rs
index 56dadfc3c..c6850f439 100644
--- a/src/eval/value.rs
+++ b/src/eval/value.rs
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ impl Debug for Value {
 /// ```
 pub type ValueDict = Dict<SpannedEntry<Value>>;
 
-/// An wrapper around a reference-counted executable function value.
+/// An wrapper around a reference-counted function trait object.
 ///
 /// The dynamic function object is wrapped in an `Rc` to keep [`Value`]
-/// clonable.
+/// cloneable.
 ///
 /// _Note_: This is needed because the compiler can't `derive(PartialEq)` for
-///         [`Value`] when directly putting the boxed function in there, see the
-///         [Rust Issue].
+///         [`Value`] when directly putting the `Rc` in there, see the [Rust
+///         Issue].
 ///
 /// [`Value`]: enum.Value.html
 /// [Rust Issue]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/31740
diff --git a/src/geom/mod.rs b/src/geom/mod.rs
index c9c3040c8..9fdb2693f 100644
--- a/src/geom/mod.rs
+++ b/src/geom/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! Geometrical primitivies.
+//! Geometrical primitives.
 
 #[macro_use]
 mod macros;
diff --git a/src/layout/document.rs b/src/layout/document.rs
index 407dcda42..52d0d124b 100644
--- a/src/layout/document.rs
+++ b/src/layout/document.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ impl Pages {
     pub fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext) -> Vec<BoxLayout> {
         let areas = Areas::repeat(self.size);
         let layouted = self.child.layout(ctx, &areas);
-        layouted.into_boxes()
+        layouted.into_layouts()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout/mod.rs b/src/layout/mod.rs
index de1120835..362e5a7fa 100644
--- a/src/layout/mod.rs
+++ b/src/layout/mod.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub struct LayoutContext {
 
 /// Layout a node.
 pub trait Layout {
-    /// Layout the node in the given layout context.
+    /// Layout the node into the given areas.
     fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, areas: &Areas) -> Layouted;
 }
 
@@ -120,26 +120,27 @@ impl Expansion {
     }
 }
 
-/// An item that is produced by [layouting] a node.
+/// The result of [layouting] a node.
 ///
 /// [layouting]: trait.Layout.html#method.layout
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Layouted {
     /// Spacing that should be added to the parent.
     Spacing(Length),
-    /// A box that should be added to and aligned in the parent.
-    Boxed(BoxLayout, Gen<Align>),
-    /// Multiple boxes.
-    Boxes(Vec<(BoxLayout, Gen<Align>)>),
+    /// A layout that should be added to and aligned in the parent.
+    Layout(BoxLayout, Gen<Align>),
+    /// Multiple layouts.
+    Layouts(Vec<BoxLayout>, Gen<Align>),
 }
 
 impl Layouted {
-    /// Return the box if this if its a box variant.
-    pub fn into_boxes(self) -> Vec<BoxLayout> {
+    /// Return all layouts contained in this variant (zero, one or arbitrarily
+    /// many).
+    pub fn into_layouts(self) -> Vec<BoxLayout> {
         match self {
             Self::Spacing(_) => vec![],
-            Self::Boxed(boxed, _) => vec![boxed],
-            Self::Boxes(boxes) => boxes.into_iter().map(|p| p.0).collect(),
+            Self::Layout(layout, _) => vec![layout],
+            Self::Layouts(layouts, _) => layouts,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout/node.rs b/src/layout/node.rs
index aa4b990f2..6b264eb01 100644
--- a/src/layout/node.rs
+++ b/src/layout/node.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl Layout for LayoutNode {
         match self {
             Self::Spacing(spacing) => spacing.layout(ctx, areas),
             Self::Text(text) => text.layout(ctx, areas),
-            Self::Dyn(boxed) => boxed.layout(ctx, areas),
+            Self::Dyn(dynamic) => dynamic.layout(ctx, areas),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ impl Debug for LayoutNode {
         match self {
             Self::Spacing(spacing) => spacing.fmt(f),
             Self::Text(text) => text.fmt(f),
-            Self::Dyn(boxed) => boxed.fmt(f),
+            Self::Dyn(dynamic) => dynamic.fmt(f),
         }
     }
 }
 
-/// A wrapper around a boxed dynamic node.
+/// A wrapper around a boxed node trait object.
 ///
 /// _Note_: This is needed because the compiler can't `derive(PartialEq)` for
-///         [`LayoutNode`] when directly putting the boxed node in there, see
-///         the [Rust Issue].
+///         [`LayoutNode`] when directly putting the `Box` in there, see the
+///         [Rust Issue].
 ///
 /// [`LayoutNode`]: enum.LayoutNode.html
 /// [Rust Issue]: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/31740
diff --git a/src/layout/pad.rs b/src/layout/pad.rs
index b26bea711..f574e8232 100644
--- a/src/layout/pad.rs
+++ b/src/layout/pad.rs
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ impl Layout for Pad {
         let mut layouted = self.child.layout(ctx, &areas);
         match &mut layouted {
             Layouted::Spacing(_) => {}
-            Layouted::Boxed(boxed, _) => pad_box(boxed, self.padding),
-            Layouted::Boxes(boxes) => {
-                for (boxed, _) in boxes {
-                    pad_box(boxed, self.padding);
+            Layouted::Layout(layout, _) => pad_layout(layout, self.padding),
+            Layouted::Layouts(layouts, _) => {
+                for layout in layouts {
+                    pad_layout(layout, self.padding);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ fn shrink_areas(areas: &Areas, padding: Sides<Linear>) -> Areas {
 }
 
 /// Enlarge the box and move all elements inwards.
-fn pad_box(boxed: &mut BoxLayout, padding: Sides<Linear>) {
-    let padding = padding.eval(boxed.size);
+fn pad_layout(layout: &mut BoxLayout, padding: Sides<Linear>) {
+    let padding = padding.eval(layout.size);
     let origin = Point::new(padding.left, padding.top);
 
-    boxed.size += padding.size();
-    for (point, _) in &mut boxed.elements {
+    layout.size += padding.size();
+    for (point, _) in &mut layout.elements {
         *point += origin;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout/par.rs b/src/layout/par.rs
index ad71cffc5..b1bba7902 100644
--- a/src/layout/par.rs
+++ b/src/layout/par.rs
@@ -23,16 +23,18 @@ impl Layout for Par {
         let mut layouter = ParLayouter::new(self, areas.clone());
         for child in &self.children {
             match child.layout(ctx, &layouter.areas) {
-                Layouted::Spacing(spacing) => layouter.spacing(spacing),
-                Layouted::Boxed(boxed, aligns) => layouter.boxed(boxed, aligns.cross),
-                Layouted::Boxes(boxes) => {
-                    for (boxed, aligns) in boxes {
-                        layouter.boxed(boxed, aligns.cross);
+                Layouted::Spacing(spacing) => layouter.push_spacing(spacing),
+                Layouted::Layout(layout, aligns) => {
+                    layouter.push_layout(layout, aligns.cross)
+                }
+                Layouted::Layouts(layouts, aligns) => {
+                    for layout in layouts {
+                        layouter.push_layout(layout, aligns.cross);
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        Layouted::Boxes(layouter.finish())
+        Layouted::Layouts(layouter.finish(), self.aligns)
     }
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ struct ParLayouter<'a> {
     cross: SpecAxis,
     dirs: Gen<Dir>,
     areas: Areas,
-    layouted: Vec<(BoxLayout, Gen<Align>)>,
+    finished: Vec<BoxLayout>,
     lines: Vec<(Length, BoxLayout, Align)>,
     lines_size: Gen<Length>,
     run: Vec<(Length, BoxLayout, Align)>,
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ impl<'a> ParLayouter<'a> {
             cross: par.dirs.cross.axis(),
             dirs: par.dirs,
             areas,
-            layouted: vec![],
+            finished: vec![],
             lines: vec![],
             lines_size: Gen::ZERO,
             run: vec![],
@@ -73,12 +75,12 @@ impl<'a> ParLayouter<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn spacing(&mut self, amount: Length) {
-        let cross_full = self.areas.current.rem.get(self.cross);
-        self.run_size.cross = (self.run_size.cross + amount).min(cross_full);
+    fn push_spacing(&mut self, amount: Length) {
+        let cross_max = self.areas.current.rem.get(self.cross);
+        self.run_size.cross = (self.run_size.cross + amount).min(cross_max);
     }
 
-    fn boxed(&mut self, layout: BoxLayout, align: Align) {
+    fn push_layout(&mut self, layout: BoxLayout, align: Align) {
         if self.run_ruler > align {
             self.finish_run();
         }
@@ -112,12 +114,12 @@ impl<'a> ParLayouter<'a> {
     }
 
     fn finish_run(&mut self) {
-        let size = Gen::new(self.run_size.main, match self.par.cross_expansion {
+        let full_size = Gen::new(self.run_size.main, match self.par.cross_expansion {
             Expansion::Fill => self.areas.current.full.get(self.cross),
             Expansion::Fit => self.run_size.cross,
         });
 
-        let mut output = BoxLayout::new(size.switch(self.dirs).to_size());
+        let mut output = BoxLayout::new(full_size.switch(self.dirs).to_size());
 
         for (before, layout, align) in std::mem::take(&mut self.run) {
             let child_cross_size = layout.size.get(self.cross);
@@ -125,11 +127,11 @@ impl<'a> ParLayouter<'a> {
             // Position along the cross axis.
             let cross = align.apply(if self.dirs.cross.is_positive() {
                 let after_with_self = self.run_size.cross - before;
-                before .. size.cross - after_with_self
+                before .. full_size.cross - after_with_self
             } else {
                 let before_with_self = before + child_cross_size;
                 let after = self.run_size.cross - (before + child_cross_size);
-                size.cross - before_with_self .. after
+                full_size.cross - before_with_self .. after
             });
 
             let pos = Gen::new(Length::ZERO, cross).switch(self.dirs).to_point();
@@ -138,10 +140,10 @@ impl<'a> ParLayouter<'a> {
 
         self.lines.push((self.lines_size.main, output, self.run_ruler));
 
-        let main_offset = size.main + self.par.line_spacing;
+        let main_offset = full_size.main + self.par.line_spacing;
         *self.areas.current.rem.get_mut(self.main) -= main_offset;
         self.lines_size.main += main_offset;
-        self.lines_size.cross = self.lines_size.cross.max(size.cross);
+        self.lines_size.cross = self.lines_size.cross.max(full_size.cross);
 
         self.run_size = Gen::ZERO;
         self.run_ruler = Align::Start;
@@ -172,15 +174,15 @@ impl<'a> ParLayouter<'a> {
             output.push_layout(pos, run);
         }
 
-        self.layouted.push((output, self.par.aligns));
+        self.finished.push(output);
 
         self.areas.next();
         self.lines_size = Gen::ZERO;
     }
 
-    fn finish(mut self) -> Vec<(BoxLayout, Gen<Align>)> {
+    fn finish(mut self) -> Vec<BoxLayout> {
         self.finish_run();
         self.finish_area();
-        self.layouted
+        self.finished
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout/stack.rs b/src/layout/stack.rs
index 228293bc7..13c585e34 100644
--- a/src/layout/stack.rs
+++ b/src/layout/stack.rs
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ impl Layout for Stack {
         let mut layouter = StackLayouter::new(self, areas.clone());
         for child in &self.children {
             match child.layout(ctx, &layouter.areas) {
-                Layouted::Spacing(spacing) => layouter.spacing(spacing),
-                Layouted::Boxed(boxed, aligns) => layouter.boxed(boxed, aligns),
-                Layouted::Boxes(boxes) => {
-                    for (boxed, aligns) in boxes {
-                        layouter.boxed(boxed, aligns);
+                Layouted::Spacing(spacing) => layouter.push_spacing(spacing),
+                Layouted::Layout(layout, aligns) => layouter.push_layout(layout, aligns),
+                Layouted::Layouts(layouts, aligns) => {
+                    for layout in layouts {
+                        layouter.push_layout(layout, aligns);
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        Layouted::Boxes(layouter.finish())
+        Layouted::Layouts(layouter.finish(), self.aligns)
     }
 }
 
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ struct StackLayouter<'a> {
     main: SpecAxis,
     dirs: Gen<Dir>,
     areas: Areas,
-    layouted: Vec<(BoxLayout, Gen<Align>)>,
-    boxes: Vec<(Length, BoxLayout, Gen<Align>)>,
+    finished: Vec<BoxLayout>,
+    layouts: Vec<(Length, BoxLayout, Gen<Align>)>,
     used: Gen<Length>,
     ruler: Align,
 }
@@ -58,21 +58,21 @@ impl<'a> StackLayouter<'a> {
             main: stack.dirs.main.axis(),
             dirs: stack.dirs,
             areas,
-            layouted: vec![],
-            boxes: vec![],
+            finished: vec![],
+            layouts: vec![],
             used: Gen::ZERO,
             ruler: Align::Start,
         }
     }
 
-    fn spacing(&mut self, amount: Length) {
+    fn push_spacing(&mut self, amount: Length) {
         let main_rest = self.areas.current.rem.get_mut(self.main);
         let capped = amount.min(*main_rest);
         *main_rest -= capped;
         self.used.main += capped;
     }
 
-    fn boxed(&mut self, layout: BoxLayout, aligns: Gen<Align>) {
+    fn push_layout(&mut self, layout: BoxLayout, aligns: Gen<Align>) {
         if self.ruler > aligns.main {
             self.finish_area();
         }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl<'a> StackLayouter<'a> {
         }
 
         let size = layout.size.switch(self.dirs);
-        self.boxes.push((self.used.main, layout, aligns));
+        self.layouts.push((self.used.main, layout, aligns));
 
         *self.areas.current.rem.get_mut(self.main) -= size.main;
         self.used.main += size.main;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl<'a> StackLayouter<'a> {
     }
 
     fn finish_area(&mut self) {
-        let size = {
+        let full_size = {
             let full = self.areas.current.full.switch(self.dirs);
             Gen::new(
                 match self.stack.expansion.main {
@@ -111,41 +111,41 @@ impl<'a> StackLayouter<'a> {
             )
         };
 
-        let mut output = BoxLayout::new(size.switch(self.dirs).to_size());
+        let mut output = BoxLayout::new(full_size.switch(self.dirs).to_size());
 
-        for (before, layout, aligns) in std::mem::take(&mut self.boxes) {
+        for (before, layout, aligns) in std::mem::take(&mut self.layouts) {
             let child_size = layout.size.switch(self.dirs);
 
             // Align along the main axis.
             let main = aligns.main.apply(if self.dirs.main.is_positive() {
                 let after_with_self = self.used.main - before;
-                before .. size.main - after_with_self
+                before .. full_size.main - after_with_self
             } else {
                 let before_with_self = before + child_size.main;
                 let after = self.used.main - (before + child_size.main);
-                size.main - before_with_self .. after
+                full_size.main - before_with_self .. after
             });
 
             // Align along the cross axis.
             let cross = aligns.cross.apply(if self.dirs.cross.is_positive() {
-                Length::ZERO .. size.cross - child_size.cross
+                Length::ZERO .. full_size.cross - child_size.cross
             } else {
-                size.cross - child_size.cross .. Length::ZERO
+                full_size.cross - child_size.cross .. Length::ZERO
             });
 
             let pos = Gen::new(main, cross).switch(self.dirs).to_point();
             output.push_layout(pos, layout);
         }
 
-        self.layouted.push((output, self.stack.aligns));
+        self.finished.push(output);
 
         self.areas.next();
         self.used = Gen::ZERO;
         self.ruler = Align::Start;
     }
 
-    fn finish(mut self) -> Vec<(BoxLayout, Gen<Align>)> {
+    fn finish(mut self) -> Vec<BoxLayout> {
         self.finish_area();
-        self.layouted
+        self.finished
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/layout/text.rs b/src/layout/text.rs
index 31ae19cdc..0ded4f9db 100644
--- a/src/layout/text.rs
+++ b/src/layout/text.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub struct Text {
 impl Layout for Text {
     fn layout(&self, ctx: &mut LayoutContext, _: &Areas) -> Layouted {
         let mut loader = ctx.loader.borrow_mut();
-        Layouted::Boxed(
+        Layouted::Layout(
             shaping::shape(
                 &mut loader,
                 &self.text,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 6750d466e..a4e0ef3f3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 //!   document tree are fully self-contained and order-independent and thus much
 //!   better suited for layouting than the syntax tree.
 //! - **Layouting:** The next step is to [layout] the document into a portable
-//!   version of the typesetted document. The output of this is a vector of
+//!   version of the typeset document. The output of this is a vector of
 //!   [`BoxLayouts`] (corresponding to pages), ready for exporting.
 //! - **Exporting:** The finished layout can be exported into a supported
 //!   format. Submodules for these formats are located in the [export] module.
diff --git a/src/library/font.rs b/src/library/font.rs
index 7460b21b6..bb84f06be 100644
--- a/src/library/font.rs
+++ b/src/library/font.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 ///   [font: serif = ("Source Serif Pro", "Noto Serif")]
 ///   ```
 ///   This class can be used in the fallback list or other fallback classes as
-///   long as the resulting fallback tree is acylic.
+///   long as the resulting fallback tree is acyclic.
 ///   ```typst
 ///   [font: "My Serif", serif]
 ///   ```
diff --git a/src/parse/mod.rs b/src/parse/mod.rs
index 90fdbf5dd..d2408c7b0 100644
--- a/src/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parse/mod.rs
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ fn dict_contents(p: &mut Parser) -> (LitDict, bool) {
         comma_and_keyless = false;
     }
 
-    let coercable = comma_and_keyless && !dict.0.is_empty();
-    (dict, coercable)
+    let coercible = comma_and_keyless && !dict.0.is_empty();
+    (dict, coercible)
 }
 
 /// Parse a single entry in a dictionary.
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ fn content(p: &mut Parser) -> SynTree {
 /// Parse a parenthesized expression: `(a + b)`, `(1, key="value").
 fn parenthesized(p: &mut Parser) -> Expr {
     p.start_group(Group::Paren);
-    let (dict, coercable) = dict_contents(p);
-    let expr = if coercable {
-        dict.0.into_iter().next().expect("dict is coercable").expr.v
+    let (dict, coercible) = dict_contents(p);
+    let expr = if coercible {
+        dict.0.into_iter().next().expect("dict is coercible").expr.v
     } else {
         Expr::Lit(Lit::Dict(dict))
     };
diff --git a/src/parse/parser.rs b/src/parse/parser.rs
index 18c82008b..047f6e4cd 100644
--- a/src/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parse/parser.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl<'s> Parser<'s> {
         // Check that we are indeed at the end of the group.
         debug_assert_eq!(self.peek(), None, "unfinished group");
 
-        let group = self.groups.pop().expect("unstarted group");
+        let group = self.groups.pop().expect("no started group");
         let end = match group {
             Group::Paren => Some(Token::RightParen),
             Group::Bracket => Some(Token::RightBracket),
diff --git a/src/parse/resolve.rs b/src/parse/resolve.rs
index df5a5d419..719e13e27 100644
--- a/src/parse/resolve.rs
+++ b/src/parse/resolve.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ pub fn resolve_string(string: &str) -> String {
     out
 }
 
-/// Resolve a hexademical escape sequence into a character
+/// Resolve a hexadecimal escape sequence into a character
 /// (only the inner hex letters without braces or `\u`).
 pub fn resolve_hex(sequence: &str) -> Option<char> {
     u32::from_str_radix(sequence, 16).ok().and_then(std::char::from_u32)
diff --git a/src/shaping.rs b/src/shaping.rs
index 83cc0cf11..a14c48a49 100644
--- a/src/shaping.rs
+++ b/src/shaping.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub struct Shaped {
     /// The shaped glyphs.
     pub glyphs: Vec<GlyphId>,
     /// The horizontal offsets of the glyphs. This is indexed parallel to
-    /// `glyphs`. Vertical offets are not yet supported.
+    /// `glyphs`. Vertical offsets are not yet supported.
     pub offsets: Vec<Length>,
     /// The font size.
     pub font_size: Length,