diff --git a/packages/duckdb-wasm/README.md b/packages/duckdb-wasm/README.md
index 2f6517654..6b7a008bf 100644
--- a/packages/duckdb-wasm/README.md
+++ b/packages/duckdb-wasm/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const worker_url = URL.createObjectURL(
   new Blob([`importScripts("${bundle.mainWorker!}");`], {type: 'text/javascript'})
 );
 
-// Instantiate the asynchronus version of DuckDB-wasm
+// Instantiate the asynchronous version of DuckDB-wasm
 const worker = new Worker(worker_url);
 const logger = new duckdb.ConsoleLogger();
 const db = new duckdb.AsyncDuckDB(logger, worker);
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const MANUAL_BUNDLES: duckdb.DuckDBBundles = {
 };
 // Select a bundle based on browser checks
 const bundle = await duckdb.selectBundle(MANUAL_BUNDLES);
-// Instantiate the asynchronus version of DuckDB-wasm
+// Instantiate the asynchronous version of DuckDB-wasm
 const worker = new Worker(bundle.mainWorker!);
 const logger = new duckdb.ConsoleLogger();
 const db = new duckdb.AsyncDuckDB(logger, worker);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const MANUAL_BUNDLES: duckdb.DuckDBBundles = {
 };
 // Select a bundle based on browser checks
 const bundle = await duckdb.selectBundle(MANUAL_BUNDLES);
-// Instantiate the asynchronus version of DuckDB-wasm
+// Instantiate the asynchronous version of DuckDB-wasm
 const worker = new Worker(bundle.mainWorker!);
 const logger = new duckdb.ConsoleLogger();
 const db = new duckdb.AsyncDuckDB(logger, worker);
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const MANUAL_BUNDLES: duckdb.DuckDBBundles = {
 };
 // Select a bundle based on browser checks
 const bundle = await duckdb.selectBundle(JSDELIVR_BUNDLES);
-// Instantiate the asynchronus version of DuckDB-wasm
+// Instantiate the asynchronous version of DuckDB-wasm
 const worker = new Worker(bundle.mainWorker!);
 const logger = new duckdb.ConsoleLogger();
 const db = new duckdb.AsyncDuckDB(logger, worker);