diff --git a/src/10start.js b/src/10start.js
index 2a7c2eb4a8..f163ceaee4 100644
--- a/src/10start.js
+++ b/src/10start.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /**
 	AlaSQL - Main Alasql class
  	@function
- 	@param {string|function|object} sql - SQL-statement or data object for fuent interface
+ 	@param {string|function|object} sql - SQL-statement or data object for fluent interface
  	@param {object} params - SQL parameters
  	@param {function} cb - callback function
  	@param {object} scope - Scope for nested queries
@@ -120,6 +120,6 @@ alasql.debug = undefined; // Initial debug variable
 
 
 /*only-for-browser/*
-var require = function(){return null}; // as alasqlparser.js is generated, we can not "remove" referenses to 
+var require = function(){return null}; // as alasqlparser.js is generated, we can not "remove" references to 
 var __dirname = '';
 //*/
diff --git a/src/38query.js b/src/38query.js
index f08c1b6721..c42ee4910f 100755
--- a/src/38query.js
+++ b/src/38query.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function queryfn3(query) {
 
 	//console.log(85,query.data[0]);
 
-	// If groupping, then filter groups with HAVING function
+	// If grouping, then filter groups with HAVING function
 	//			console.log(query.havingfns);
 	if (query.groupfn) {
 		query.data = [];
diff --git a/src/39dojoin.js b/src/39dojoin.js
index 36b939f809..46f79dba89 100755
--- a/src/39dojoin.js
+++ b/src/39dojoin.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function doJoin(query, scope, h) {
 
 			//			var res = query.selectfn(scope, query.params, alasql);
 			//			console.log("last",res);
-			// If there is a GROUP BY then pipe to groupping function
+			// If there is a GROUP BY then pipe to grouping function
 			if (query.groupfn) {
 				query.groupfn(scope, query.params, alasql);
 			} else {
diff --git a/src/423groupby.js b/src/423groupby.js
index b094d85eac..792842c9cc 100755
--- a/src/423groupby.js
+++ b/src/423groupby.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if(false) {
 			var coljs = col2.split('\t')[1];
 			// Check, if aggregator exists but GROUP BY is not exists
 			if (columnid === '') {
-				return '1'; // Create fictive groupping column for fictive GROUP BY
+				return '1'; // Create fictive grouping column for fictive GROUP BY
 			}
 			//			else return "r['"+columnid+"']";
 			query.ingroup.push(columnid);
diff --git a/src/426orderby.js b/src/426orderby.js
index 47557b43bc..ae669b1b50 100755
--- a/src/426orderby.js
+++ b/src/426orderby.js
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ yy.Select.prototype.compileOrder = function (query, params) {
 			// console.log(ord.expression instanceof yy.Column);
 
 			if (ord.expression instanceof yy.NumValue) {
+				if (ord.expression.value > self.columns.length) {
+					throw new Error(
+						`You are trying to order by column number ${ord.expression.value} but you have only selected ${self.columns.length} columns.`
+					);
+				}
 				var v = self.columns[ord.expression.value - 1];
 			} else {
 				var v = ord.expression;
diff --git a/test/test238.json b/test/test238.json
index 5bb1abba08..4dca1cc0b0 100644
--- a/test/test238.json
+++ b/test/test238.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-[{"100": 100}]
+[{"100":100}]
\ No newline at end of file