diff --git a/src/scanner.c b/src/scanner.c
index 428e1686..ca70aa35 100644
--- a/src/scanner.c
+++ b/src/scanner.c
@@ -3234,7 +3234,7 @@ yaml_parser_scan_flow_scalar(yaml_parser_t *parser, yaml_token_t *token,
                     for (k = 0; k < code_length; k ++) {
                         if (!IS_HEX_AT(parser->buffer, k)) {
                             yaml_parser_set_scanner_error(parser, "while parsing a quoted scalar",
-                                    start_mark, "did not find expected hexdecimal number");
+                                    start_mark, "did not find expected hexadecimal number");
                             goto error;
                         }
                         value = (value << 4) + AS_HEX_AT(parser->buffer, k);
diff --git a/tests/example-deconstructor-alt.c b/tests/example-deconstructor-alt.c
index b29c0777..878f83eb 100644
--- a/tests/example-deconstructor-alt.c
+++ b/tests/example-deconstructor-alt.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     if (!yaml_emitter_initialize(&emitter)) {
         yaml_parser_delete(&parser);
-        fprintf(stderr, "Could not inialize the emitter object\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not initialize the emitter object\n");
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/example-deconstructor.c b/tests/example-deconstructor.c
index e048ee6b..f34350b9 100644
--- a/tests/example-deconstructor.c
+++ b/tests/example-deconstructor.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     if (!yaml_emitter_initialize(&emitter)) {
         yaml_parser_delete(&parser);
-        fprintf(stderr, "Could not inialize the emitter object\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, "Could not initialize the emitter object\n");
         return 1;
     }