diff --git a/python/src/DistributionDataType.python.cpp b/python/src/DistributionDataType.python.cpp
index 5f057c7..7e67972 100644
--- a/python/src/DistributionDataType.python.cpp
+++ b/python/src/DistributionDataType.python.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void wrapDistributionDataType( python::module& module, python::module& ) {
 
     module,
     "DistributionDataType",
-    "The distribition data type for a reaction product",
+    "The distribution data type for a reaction product",
     python::arithmetic()
   );
 
diff --git a/python/src/TabulatedScatteringFunction.python.cpp b/python/src/TabulatedScatteringFunction.python.cpp
index 274c309..1bc4f74 100644
--- a/python/src/TabulatedScatteringFunction.python.cpp
+++ b/python/src/TabulatedScatteringFunction.python.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void wrapTabulatedScatteringFunction( python::module& module, python::module& )
     "Arguments:\n"
     "    self     the table\n"
     "    energy   the incident photon energy\n"
-    "    cosine   the coutgoing photon osine"
+    "    cosine   the outgoing photon cosine"
   )
   .def(
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void wrapTabulatedScatteringFunction( python::module& module, python::module& )
     "Arguments:\n"
     "    self     the table\n"
     "    energy   the incident photon energy\n"
-    "    cosine   the coutgoing photon osine"
+    "    cosine   the outgoing photon cosine"
   );
 
   // add standard tabulated data definitions
diff --git a/src/dryad/format/endf/createTabulatedAverageEnergy.hpp b/src/dryad/format/endf/createTabulatedAverageEnergy.hpp
index 7701e2c..7d00f03 100644
--- a/src/dryad/format/endf/createTabulatedAverageEnergy.hpp
+++ b/src/dryad/format/endf/createTabulatedAverageEnergy.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ namespace format {
 namespace endf {
 
   /**
-   *  @brief Create a TabulatedMultiplicity from a parsed ENDF multiplicity
+   *  @brief Create a TabulatedAverageEnergy from a parsed ENDF MF26
+   *         energy transfer component
    */
   TabulatedAverageEnergy
   createTabulatedAverageEnergy( const ENDFtk::section::Type< 26 >::EnergyTransfer& transfer ) {
diff --git a/src/dryad/format/endf/createTabulatedEnergyDistributions.hpp b/src/dryad/format/endf/createTabulatedEnergyDistributions.hpp
index 8c46c79..e58476a 100644
--- a/src/dryad/format/endf/createTabulatedEnergyDistributions.hpp
+++ b/src/dryad/format/endf/createTabulatedEnergyDistributions.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace endf {
     }
     catch ( ... ) {
 
-      Log::info( "Error encountered while creating an average reaction product energy table" );
+      Log::info( "Error encountered while creating a reaction product energy distribution" );
       throw;
     }
   }