diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/entries.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/entries.md
index a466e439..f1607361 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/entries.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/entries.md
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ a: 1
 b: 2
 ```
 
-## from_entries with numeric key indexes
+## from_entries with numeric key indices
+
 from_entries always creates a map, even for numeric keys
 
 Given a sample.yml file of:
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/pick.md b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/pick.md
index 45bccc8b..3b477699 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/pick.md
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/doc/operators/pick.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ myMap:
 ```
 
 ## Pick indices from array
-Note that the order of the indexes matches the pick order and non existent indexes are skipped.
+Note that the order of the indices matches the pick order and non existent indices are skipped.
 
 Given a sample.yml file of:
 ```yaml
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries_test.go
index 9313323d..b867b94d 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_entries_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var entriesOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		},
 	},
 	{
-		description:    "from_entries with numeric key indexes",
+		description:    "from_entries with numeric key indices",
 		subdescription: "from_entries always creates a map, even for numeric keys",
 		document:       `[a,b]`,
 		expression:     `to_entries | from_entries`,
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_pick_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_pick_test.go
index 52fe9e2d..25542385 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_pick_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_pick_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var pickOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 	},
 	{
 		description:    "Pick indices from array",
-		subdescription: "Note that the order of the indexes matches the pick order and non existent indexes are skipped.",
+		subdescription: "Note that the order of the indices matches the pick order and non existent indices are skipped.",
 		document:       `[cat, leopard, lion]`,
 		expression:     `pick([2, 0, 734, -5])`,
 		expected: []string{
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path.go
index 074bc039..54e6baa7 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_traverse_path.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func traverseArrayOperator(d *dataTreeNavigator, context Context, expressionNode
 		return Context{}, err
 	}
 
-	// rhs is a collect expression that will yield indexes to retrieve of the arrays
+	// rhs is a collect expression that will yield indices to retrieve of the arrays
 
 	rhs, err := d.GetMatchingNodes(context.ReadOnlyClone(), expressionNode.RHS)
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func traverseMap(context Context, matchingNode *CandidateNode, keyNode *yaml.Nod
 
 func doTraverseMap(newMatches *orderedmap.OrderedMap, candidate *CandidateNode, wantedKey string, prefs traversePreferences, splat bool) error {
 	// value.Content is a concatenated array of key, value,
-	// so keys are in the even indexes, values in odd.
+	// so keys are in the even indices, values in odd.
 	// merge aliases are defined first, but we only want to traverse them
 	// if we don't find a match directly on this node first.