diff --git a/examples/image-vector-layer.html b/examples/image-vector-layer.html
index b2d63eb9fe..ecd3444b74 100644
--- a/examples/image-vector-layer.html
+++ b/examples/image-vector-layer.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ layout: example.html
 title: Image Vector Layer
 shortdesc: Example of an image vector layer.
 docs: >
-  <p>This example uses <code>ol.layer.Vector</code> with `renderMode: 'image'`. This mode results in faster rendering during interaction and animations, at the cost of less accurate rendeering.</p>
+  <p>This example uses <code>ol.layer.Vector</code> with `renderMode: 'image'`. This mode results in faster rendering during interaction and animations, at the cost of less accurate rendering.</p>
 tags: "vector, image"
 ---
 <div id="map" class="map"></div>
diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index 80ad93a5df..ee208c49fe 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -4276,12 +4276,13 @@ olx.layer.VectorOptions;
 
 
 /**
- * Render mode for vectors:
- *  * `'image'`: Vectors are rendered as images. Great performance, but
+ * Render mode for vector layers:
+ *  * `'image'`: Vector layers are rendered as images. Great performance, but
  *    point symbols and texts are always rotated with the view and pixels are
  *    scaled during zoom animations.
- *  * `'vector'`: Vectors are rendered as vectors. Most accurate rendering
+ *  * `'vector'`: Vector layers are rendered as vectors. Most accurate rendering
  *    even during animations, but slower performance.
+ * Default is `vector`.
  * @type {ol.layer.VectorRenderType|string|undefined}
  * @api
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/VectorRenderType.js b/src/ol/layer/VectorRenderType.js
index 872c6adbf0..4f8d79955c 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/VectorRenderType.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/VectorRenderType.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ goog.provide('ol.layer.VectorRenderType');
 /**
  * @enum {string}
  * Render mode for vector layers:
- *  * `'image'`: Vector tiles are rendered as images. Great performance, but
+ *  * `'image'`: Vector layers are rendered as images. Great performance, but
  *    point symbols and texts are always rotated with the view and pixels are
  *    scaled during zoom animations.
- *  * `'vector'`: Vector tiles are rendered as vectors. Most accurate rendering
+ *  * `'vector'`: Vector layers are rendered as vectors. Most accurate rendering
  *    even during animations, but slower performance.
  * @api
  */
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/intermediatecanvas.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/intermediatecanvas.js
index 1a3770da6e..f8573ddcbe 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/intermediatecanvas.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/intermediatecanvas.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ ol.renderer.canvas.IntermediateCanvas.prototype.forEachLayerAtCoordinate = funct
   }
 
   if (this.getLayer().getSource().forEachFeatureAtCoordinate !== ol.nullFunction) {
-    // for ImageVector sources use the original hit-detection logic,
+    // for ImageCanvas sources use the original hit-detection logic,
     // so that for example also transparent polygons are detected
     return ol.renderer.canvas.Layer.prototype.forEachLayerAtCoordinate.apply(this, arguments);
   } else {
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/imagelayer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/imagelayer.js
index a6304d7d63..e6170906c7 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/imagelayer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/imagelayer.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ ol.renderer.webgl.ImageLayer.prototype.forEachLayerAtPixel = function(pixel, fra
   }
 
   if (this.getLayer().getSource().forEachFeatureAtCoordinate !== ol.nullFunction) {
-    // for ImageVector sources use the original hit-detection logic,
+    // for ImageCanvas sources use the original hit-detection logic,
     // so that for example also transparent polygons are detected
     var coordinate = ol.transform.apply(
         frameState.pixelToCoordinateTransform, pixel.slice());