diff --git a/src/types/YArray.js b/src/types/YArray.js
index ce60de78..38b4e11f 100644
--- a/src/types/YArray.js
+++ b/src/types/YArray.js
@@ -25,16 +25,7 @@ import { typeListSlice } from './AbstractType.js'
  * @template T
  * @extends YEvent<YArray<T>>
  */
-export class YArrayEvent extends YEvent {
-  /**
-   * @param {YArray<T>} yarray The changed type
-   * @param {Transaction} transaction The transaction object
-   */
-  constructor (yarray, transaction) {
-    super(yarray, transaction)
-    this._transaction = transaction
-  }
-}
+export class YArrayEvent extends YEvent {}
 
 /**
  * A shared Array implementation.
@@ -171,9 +162,9 @@ export class YArray extends AbstractType {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Preppends content to this YArray.
+   * Prepends content to this YArray.
    *
-   * @param {Array<T>} content Array of content to preppend.
+   * @param {Array<T>} content Array of content to prepend.
    */
   unshift (content) {
     this.insert(0, content)
@@ -215,7 +206,8 @@ export class YArray extends AbstractType {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Transforms this YArray to a JavaScript Array.
+   * Returns a portion of this YArray into a JavaScript Array selected
+   * from start to end (end not included).
    *
    * @param {number} [start]
    * @param {number} [end]
diff --git a/src/types/YXmlFragment.js b/src/types/YXmlFragment.js
index 2f37684a..1445139c 100644
--- a/src/types/YXmlFragment.js
+++ b/src/types/YXmlFragment.js
@@ -380,9 +380,9 @@ export class YXmlFragment extends AbstractType {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Preppends content to this YArray.
+   * Prepends content to this YArray.
    *
-   * @param {Array<YXmlElement|YXmlText>} content Array of content to preppend.
+   * @param {Array<YXmlElement|YXmlText>} content Array of content to prepend.
    */
   unshift (content) {
     this.insert(0, content)
@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ export class YXmlFragment extends AbstractType {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Transforms this YArray to a JavaScript Array.
+   * Returns a portion of this YXmlFragment into a JavaScript Array selected
+   * from start to end (end not included).
    *
    * @param {number} [start]
    * @param {number} [end]
diff --git a/src/utils/Transaction.js b/src/utils/Transaction.js
index 829589ec..9792d32e 100644
--- a/src/utils/Transaction.js
+++ b/src/utils/Transaction.js
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ const tryGcDeleteSet = (ds, store, gcFilter) => {
  */
 const tryMergeDeleteSet = (ds, store) => {
   // try to merge deleted / gc'd items
-  // merge from right to left for better efficiecy and so we don't miss any merge targets
+  // merge from right to left for better efficiency and so we don't miss any merge targets
   ds.clients.forEach((deleteItems, client) => {
     const structs = /** @type {Array<GC|Item>} */ (store.clients.get(client))
     for (let di = deleteItems.length - 1; di >= 0; di--) {
diff --git a/src/utils/encoding.js b/src/utils/encoding.js
index 2277a140..08a9602d 100644
--- a/src/utils/encoding.js
+++ b/src/utils/encoding.js
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export const readClientsStructRefs = (decoder, doc) => {
           // @type {string|null}
           const struct = new Item(
             createID(client, clock),
-            null, // leftd
+            null, // left
             (info & binary.BIT8) === binary.BIT8 ? decoder.readLeftID() : null, // origin
             null, // right
             (info & binary.BIT7) === binary.BIT7 ? decoder.readRightID() : null, // right origin
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export const readClientsStructRefs = (decoder, doc) => {
 
           const struct = new Item(
             createID(client, clock),
-            null, // leftd
+            null, // left
             origin, // origin
             null, // right
             rightOrigin, // right origin
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export const writeStructsFromTransaction = (encoder, transaction) => writeClient
 /**
  * Read and apply a document update.
  *
- * This function has the same effect as `applyUpdate` but accepts an decoder.
+ * This function has the same effect as `applyUpdate` but accepts a decoder.
  *
  * @param {decoding.Decoder} decoder
  * @param {Doc} ydoc
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ export const readUpdateV2 = (decoder, ydoc, transactionOrigin, structDecoder = n
 /**
  * Read and apply a document update.
  *
- * This function has the same effect as `applyUpdate` but accepts an decoder.
+ * This function has the same effect as `applyUpdate` but accepts a decoder.
  *
  * @param {decoding.Decoder} decoder
  * @param {Doc} ydoc