diff --git a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
index 474d85f320..239a8c13df 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/bioinformatics.scm
@@ -7824,7 +7824,7 @@ (define-public r-icellnet
              r-rlist))
       (home-page "https://github.com/soumelis-lab/ICELLNET")
       (synopsis "Transcriptomic-based framework to dissect cell communication")
-      (description "This packages provides a a transcriptomic-based framework
+      (description "This package provides a a transcriptomic-based framework
 to dissect cell communication in a global manner.  It integrates an original
 expert-curated database of ligand-receptor interactions taking into account
 multiple subunits expression.  Based on transcriptomic profiles (gene
diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index deaf6ca4e6..0fdcfb3cb9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -28198,7 +28198,7 @@ (define-public r-add2ggplot
     (native-inputs (list r-knitr))
     (home-page "https://github.com/JiaxiangBU/add2ggplot")
     (synopsis "Extension for ggplot2")
-    (description "This packages provides tools to create themes and color
+    (description "This package provides tools to create themes and color
 palettes for the package ggplot2.")
     (license license:expat)))
 
diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index 136e5fe727..7301084382 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -12781,7 +12781,7 @@ (define-public rust-const-oid-0.6
     (home-page "https://github.com/RustCrypto/formats/tree/master/const-oid")
     (synopsis "Implementation of the ISO/IEC Object Identifier (OID)")
     (description
-     "This packages is a const-friendly implementation of the ISO/IEC Object
+     "This package is a const-friendly implementation of the ISO/IEC Object
 Identifier (OID) standard as defined in ITU X.660, with support for BER/DER
 encoding/decoding as well as heapless no_std (i.e., embedded) support.")
     (license (list license:asl2.0 license:expat))))
@@ -41728,7 +41728,7 @@ (define-public rust-pem-rfc7468-0.2
     (synopsis
      "PEM Encoding implementing a subset of Privacy-Enhanced Mail encoding")
     (description
-     "This packages provides PEM Encoding (RFC 7468) for PKIX, PKCS, and CMS
+     "This package provides PEM Encoding (RFC 7468) for PKIX, PKCS, and CMS
 Structures, implementing a strict subset of the original Privacy-Enhanced Mail
 encoding intended specifically for use with cryptographic keys, certificates,
 and other messages.  It provides a no_std-friendly, constant-time
@@ -52866,7 +52866,7 @@ (define-public rust-scrypt-0.8
     (home-page "https://github.com/RustCrypto/password-hashes")
     (synopsis "Scrypt password-based key derivation function")
     (description
-     "This packages provides a Scrypt password-based key derivation
+     "This package provides a Scrypt password-based key derivation
 function.")
     (license (list license:expat license:asl2.0))))