diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jexl3/JexlException.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jexl3/JexlException.java
index 0927b03e4..a6f10ec64 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jexl3/JexlException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jexl3/JexlException.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public JexlException(final JexlNode node, final String msg, final Throwable caus
      * @param node  the node causing the error
      * @param msg   the error message
      * @param cause the exception causing the error
-     * @param trace whether this exception has a stacktrace and can <em>not</em> be suppressed
+     * @param trace whether this exception has a stack trace and can <em>not</em> be suppressed
      */
     protected JexlException(final JexlNode node, final String msg, final Throwable cause, final boolean trace) {
         super(msg != null ? msg : "", unwrap(cause), !trace, trace);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jexl3/package-info.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jexl3/package-info.java
index 27acf2300..180b33ebe 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jexl3/package-info.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/jexl3/package-info.java
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
  * </p>
  * <p>
  * {@link org.apache.commons.jexl3.JexlBuilder#debug(boolean)}
- * makes stacktraces carried by JExlException more meaningful; in particular, these
+ * makes stack traces carried by JExlException more meaningful; in particular, these
  * traces will carry the exact caller location the Expression was created from.
  * </p>
  * <h3><a id="dynamic_configuration">Dynamic Configuration</a></h3>