diff --git a/collate/build/colelem.go b/collate/build/colelem.go
index 1aaa062c..f51faa1a 100644
--- a/collate/build/colelem.go
+++ b/collate/build/colelem.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ const (
 	maxPrimary          = illegalOffset + 1
 )
 
-// implicitPrimary returns the primary weight for the a rune
+// implicitPrimary returns the primary weight for the given rune
 // for which there is no entry for the rune in the collation table.
 // We take a different approach from the one specified in
 // https://unicode.org/reports/tr10/#Implicit_Weights,
diff --git a/internal/catmsg/codec.go b/internal/catmsg/codec.go
index 49c9fc97..547802b0 100644
--- a/internal/catmsg/codec.go
+++ b/internal/catmsg/codec.go
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) setError(err error) {
 // Language returns the language in which the message is being rendered.
 //
 // The destination language may be a child language of the language used for
-// encoding. For instance, a decoding language of "pt-PT"" is consistent with an
+// encoding. For instance, a decoding language of "pt-PT" is consistent with an
 // encoding language of "pt".
 func (d *Decoder) Language() language.Tag { return d.tag }
 
diff --git a/internal/colltab/collelem.go b/internal/colltab/collelem.go
index 0c23c8a4..bdcae9b1 100644
--- a/internal/colltab/collelem.go
+++ b/internal/colltab/collelem.go
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ const (
 	maxPrimary          = illegalOffset + 1
 )
 
-// implicitPrimary returns the primary weight for the a rune
+// implicitPrimary returns the primary weight for the given rune
 // for which there is no entry for the rune in the collation table.
 // We take a different approach from the one specified in
 // https://unicode.org/reports/tr10/#Implicit_Weights,
diff --git a/message/pipeline/pipeline.go b/message/pipeline/pipeline.go
index 34f15f8a..2b07e38b 100644
--- a/message/pipeline/pipeline.go
+++ b/message/pipeline/pipeline.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	//   1. From the Language field in the file.
 	//   2. If not present, from a valid language tag in the filename, separated
 	//      by dots (e.g. "en-US.json" or "incoming.pt_PT.xmb").
-	//   3. If not present, from a the closest subdirectory in which the file
+	//   3. If not present, from the closest subdirectory in which the file
 	//      is contained that parses as a valid language tag.
 	TranslationsPattern string
 
diff --git a/unicode/norm/maketables.go b/unicode/norm/maketables.go
index 76534da2..09d40135 100644
--- a/unicode/norm/maketables.go
+++ b/unicode/norm/maketables.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func loadUnicodeData() {
 	}
 }
 
-// compactCCC converts the sparse set of CCC values to a continguous one,
+// compactCCC converts the sparse set of CCC values to a contiguous one,
 // reducing the number of bits needed from 8 to 6.
 func compactCCC() {
 	m := make(map[uint8]uint8)