diff --git a/include/wx/string.h b/include/wx/string.h
index ac55f5c5f9..5f9bdf042c 100644
--- a/include/wx/string.h
+++ b/include/wx/string.h
@@ -364,9 +364,9 @@ public:
   wxStringBase& operator=(const wxChar *psz);
 
     // return the length of the string
-  size_type size() const { return GetStringData()->nDataLength; }
+  size_type length() const { return GetStringData()->nDataLength; }
     // return the length of the string
-  size_type length() const { return size(); }
+  size_type size() const { return length(); }
     // return the maximum size of the string
   size_type max_size() const { return wxSTRING_MAXLEN; }
     // resize the string, filling the space with c if c != 0
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public:
     // delete the contents of the string
   void clear() { erase(0, npos); }
     // returns true if the string is empty
-  bool empty() const { return size() == 0; }
+  bool empty() const { return length() == 0; }
     // inform string about planned change in size
   void reserve(size_t sz) { Alloc(sz); }
   size_type capacity() const { return GetStringData()->nAllocLength; }
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ friend class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxArrayString;
 
   // NB: special care was taken in arranging the member functions in such order
   //     that all inline functions can be effectively inlined, verify that all
-  //     performace critical functions are still inlined if you change order!
+  //     performance critical functions are still inlined if you change order!
 private:
   // if we hadn't made these operators private, it would be possible to
   // compile "wxString s; s = 17;" without any warnings as 17 is implicitly
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ public:
   wxString(const wxChar *psz, wxMBConv& WXUNUSED(conv), size_t nLength = npos)
       : wxStringBase(psz, nLength == npos ? wxStrlen(psz) : nLength) { }
 
-  // even we're not build with wxUSE_STL == 1 it is very convenient to allow
+  // even if we're not built with wxUSE_STL == 1 it is very convenient to allow
   // implicit conversions from std::string to wxString as this allows to use
   // the same strings in non-GUI and GUI code, however we don't want to
   // unconditionally add this ctor as it would make wx lib dependent on
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ public:
     // string contains any characters?
   bool IsEmpty() const { return empty(); }
     // empty string is "false", so !str will return true
-  bool operator!() const { return IsEmpty(); }
+  bool operator!() const { return empty(); }
     // truncate the string to given length
   wxString& Truncate(size_t uiLen);
     // empty string contents
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ public:
     // (if compareWithCase then the case matters)
   bool IsSameAs(const wxChar *psz, bool compareWithCase = true) const
     { return (compareWithCase ? Cmp(psz) : CmpNoCase(psz)) == 0; }
-    // comparison with a signle character: returns true if equal
+    // comparison with a single character: returns true if equal
   bool IsSameAs(wxChar c, bool compareWithCase = true) const
     {
       return (length() == 1) && (compareWithCase ? GetChar(0u) == c