diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/embed.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/embed.v
index edcbcbd841..4ee02eba29 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/embed.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/embed.v
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_embed_file_init(node ast.ComptimeCall) {
 	g.writeln('} // \$embed_file("$node.embed_file.apath")')
 }
 
-// gen_embedded_data embeds data into the V target execuast.
+// gen_embedded_data embeds data into the V target executable.
 fn (mut g Gen) gen_embedded_data() {
 	/*
 	TODO implement compression.
diff --git a/vlib/v/pref/default.v b/vlib/v/pref/default.v
index 0d0b8ad9cb..024914af97 100644
--- a/vlib/v/pref/default.v
+++ b/vlib/v/pref/default.v
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn (mut p Preferences) fill_with_defaults() {
 			// executable on Windows + the precompiled V is more
 			// optimized.
 			println('Saving the resulting V executable in `./v2`')
-			println('Use `v -o v cmd/v` if you want to replace current ' + 'V execuast.')
+			println('Use `v -o v cmd/v` if you want to replace current ' + 'V executable.')
 			p.out_name = 'v2'
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/pref/pref.v b/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
index 634311d5d3..561fed58d0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
+++ b/vlib/v/pref/pref.v
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ pub fn parse_args(known_external_commands []string, args []string) (&Preferences
 		must_exist(res.path)
 		if !res.path.ends_with('.v') && os.is_executable(res.path) && os.is_file(res.path)
 			&& os.is_file(res.path + '.v') {
-			eprintln('It looks like you wanted to run "${res.path}.v", so we went ahead and did that since "$res.path" is an execuast.')
+			eprintln('It looks like you wanted to run "${res.path}.v", so we went ahead and did that since "$res.path" is an executable.')
 			res.path += '.v'
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/preludes/live_main.v b/vlib/v/preludes/live_main.v
index 75f6c44d95..131cde237a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/preludes/live_main.v
+++ b/vlib/v/preludes/live_main.v
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module main
 
 // This prelude is loaded in every v program compiled with -live,
-// but only for the main execuast.
+// but only for the main executable.
 import v.live.executable
 
 const (