diff --git a/element.go b/element.go
index b335d02..03f67fc 100644
--- a/element.go
+++ b/element.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (e *Element) String() string {
 
 // Value represents a DICOM value. The underlying data that a Value stores can be determined by inspecting its
 // ValueType. DICOM values typically can be one of many types (ints, strings, bytes, sequences of other elements, etc),
-// so this Value interface attempts to represent this as canoically as possible in Golang (since generics do not exist
+// so this Value interface attempts to represent this as canonically as possible in Golang (since generics do not exist
 // yet).
 //
 // Value is JSON serializable out of the box (implements json.Marshaler).
diff --git a/pkg/frame/native.go b/pkg/frame/native.go
index 04acff8..4b7a2c2 100644
--- a/pkg/frame/native.go
+++ b/pkg/frame/native.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 var ErrUnsupportedSamplesPerPixel = errors.New("unsupported samples per pixel")
 
 // INativeFrame is an interface representation of NativeFrame[I]'s capabilities,
-// and offers a way to use a NativeFrame _without_ requiring propogation of
+// and offers a way to use a NativeFrame _without_ requiring propagation of
 // type parameters. This allows for some more ergonomic signatures, though
 // NativeFrame[I] can be used directly as well for those who prefer it.
 type INativeFrame interface {
diff --git a/read_test.go b/read_test.go
index 04e5b12..ef8f869 100644
--- a/read_test.go
+++ b/read_test.go
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ func TestReadHeader_TryAllowErrorMetaElementGroupLength(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("NoFileMetaInformationGroupLength", func(t *testing.T) {
 		dcmheaderNoInfoGrpLen, err := headerWithNoFileMetaInformationGroupLength()
 		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unsuccesful generation of fake header data")
+			t.Fatalf("unsuccessful generation of fake header data")
 		} else {
 			r := &reader{
 				rawReader: dicomio.NewReader(bufio.NewReader(dcmheaderNoInfoGrpLen.HeaderBytes), binary.LittleEndian, int64(dcmheaderNoInfoGrpLen.HeaderBytes.Len())),
@@ -772,7 +772,7 @@ func TestReadHeader_TryAllowErrorMetaElementGroupLength(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("WithFileMetaInformationGroupLength", func(t *testing.T) {
 		dcmHeaderInfoGrpLen, err := headerWithFileMetaInformationGroupLength()
 		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unsuccesful generation of fake header data with FileMetaInformationGroupLength")
+			t.Fatalf("unsuccessful generation of fake header data with FileMetaInformationGroupLength")
 		} else {
 			r := &reader{
 				rawReader: dicomio.NewReader(bufio.NewReader(dcmHeaderInfoGrpLen.HeaderBytes), binary.LittleEndian, int64(dcmHeaderInfoGrpLen.HeaderBytes.Len())),
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ func TestReadHeader_TryAllowErrorMetaElementGroupLength(t *testing.T) {
 			r.rawReader.SetTransferSyntax(binary.LittleEndian, true)
 			wantElements, err := r.readHeader()
 			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("unsuccesful readHeader when parse option %v is turned on and header has no MetaElementGroupLength tag", opts.allowMissingMetaElementGroupLength)
+				t.Errorf("unsuccessful readHeader when parse option %v is turned on and header has no MetaElementGroupLength tag", opts.allowMissingMetaElementGroupLength)
 			}
 			// Ensure dataset read from readHeader and the test header are the same except for the ValueLength field.
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(wantElements, dcmHeaderInfoGrpLen.Elements, cmp.AllowUnexported(allValues...), cmpopts.IgnoreFields(Element{}, "ValueLength")); diff != "" {