diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 79eef0eb5..0c9dcb4c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ it is:
   <img alt="Example" width="900" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/17899797/226325459-6baa66fa-4c11-4eba-8f04-ef0fa796aa50.png"/>
 </p>
 
-Let's disect what's going on:
+Let's dissect what's going on:
 
 - We use _set rules_ to configure element properties like the size of pages or
   the numbering of headings. By setting the page height to `auto`, it scales to
diff --git a/library/src/meta/counter.rs b/library/src/meta/counter.rs
index c407219f0..0ebf144cd 100644
--- a/library/src/meta/counter.rs
+++ b/library/src/meta/counter.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ use crate::prelude::*;
 /// #mine.step()
 /// ```
 ///
-/// Let's disect what happens in the example above:
+/// Let's dissect what happens in the example above:
 ///
 /// - We call [`locate`]($func/locate) to get access to the current location in
 ///   the document. We then pass this location to our counter's `at` method to