diff --git a/src/schema/README.md b/src/schema/README.md
index 5e32f71eec..dbf8fb4ec7 100644
--- a/src/schema/README.md
+++ b/src/schema/README.md
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ arrays or objects:
 | `properties`           | The object described has a given set of fields; the values of these fields may be constrained |
 | `additionalProperties` | The object described has constraints on its values, but not the names                         |
 
-### On re-used objects with different definitions
+### On reused objects with different definitions
 
 In a few cases, two objects with the same name appear multiple times in the specification.
 When this happens, it is preferred to find a common definition, and clarify it in the rules (see below).
diff --git a/src/schema/objects/metadata.yaml b/src/schema/objects/metadata.yaml
index 5ed86c5dc6..95c3de9101 100644
--- a/src/schema/objects/metadata.yaml
+++ b/src/schema/objects/metadata.yaml
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ ContinuousHeadLocalization:
   name: ContinuousHeadLocalization
   display_name: Continuous Head Localization
   description: |
-    `true` or `false` value indicating whether continuous head localisation
+    `true` or `false` value indicating whether continuous head localization
     was performed.
   type: boolean
 ContrastBolusIngredient:
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ HeadCoilFrequency:
   name: HeadCoilFrequency
   display_name: Head Coil Frequency
   description: |
-    List of frequencies (in Hz) used by the head localisation coils
+    List of frequencies (in Hz) used by the head localization coils
     ('HLC' in CTF systems, 'HPI' in Neuromag/Elekta/MEGIN, 'COH' in BTi/4D)
     that track the subject's head position in the MEG helmet
     (for example, `[293, 307, 314, 321]`).
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ MaxMovement:
   display_name: Max Movement
   description: |
     Maximum head movement (in mm) detected during the recording,
-    as measured by the head localisation coils (for example, `4.8`).
+    as measured by the head localization coils (for example, `4.8`).
   type: number
   unit: mm
 MeasurementToolMetadata:
diff --git a/tools/schemacode/src/bidsschematools/validator.py b/tools/schemacode/src/bidsschematools/validator.py
index bd5eba0ad4..3d63cb88a4 100644
--- a/tools/schemacode/src/bidsschematools/validator.py
+++ b/tools/schemacode/src/bidsschematools/validator.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def select_schema_path(
 
     Notes
     -----
-    * This is a purely aspirational function, and is pre-empted by logic inside
+    * This is a purely aspirational function, and is preempted by logic inside
         `bst.validator.validate_bids()`, and further contingent on better schema stability and
         ongoing work in: https://github.com/bids-standard/bids-schema
     * The default `bids_reference_root` value is based on the FHS and ideally should be enforced.