diff --git a/src/wp-includes/canonical.php b/src/wp-includes/canonical.php
index f4a4337fd2..42d6dcf44a 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/canonical.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/canonical.php
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ function strip_fragment_from_url( $url ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Attempts to guess the correct URL based on query vars
+ * Attempts to guess the correct URL based on query vars.
  *
  * @since 2.3.0
  *
@@ -838,12 +838,13 @@ function redirect_guess_404_permalink() {
 	/**
 	 * Filters whether to do redirect guess of 404 requests.
 	 *
-	 * Returning a false value from the filter will disable redirect guess 404 permalink.
+	 * Passing a false value to the filter will disable the URL guessing
 	 * and return early.
 	 *
 	 * @since 5.5.0
 	 *
-	 * @param bool     $do_redirect_guess  Whether to do redirect guess 404 permalink. Default true.
+	 * @param bool $do_redirect_guess Whether to do redirect guess 404 permalink.
+	 *                                Default true.
 	 */
 	if ( false === apply_filters( 'do_redirect_guess_404_permalink', true ) ) {
 		return false;
@@ -852,11 +853,13 @@ function redirect_guess_404_permalink() {
 	/**
 	 * Filters whether to short-circuit redirect guess of 404 requests.
 	 *
-	 * Return a non-false value from the filter will short-circuit the handling and return early.
+	 * Passing a non-null value to the filter will effectively short-circuit
+	 * the URL guessing, returning the passed value instead.
 	 *
 	 * @since 5.5.0
 	 *
-	 * @param bool     $pre  Whether to short-circuit redirect guess 404 permalink. Default null.
+	 * @param null|string $pre Whether to short-circuit redirect guess 404 permalink.
+	 *                         Default null to continue with the URL guessing.
 	 */
 	$pre = apply_filters( 'pre_redirect_guess_404_permalink', null );
 	if ( null !== $pre ) {
@@ -868,11 +871,11 @@ function redirect_guess_404_permalink() {
 		/**
 		 * Filters whether to do a strict or loose guess.
 		 *
-		 * Returning true value from the filter will guess redirect only exact post_name matches.
+		 * Passing a truthy value to the filter will redirect only exact post_name matches.
 		 *
 		 * @since 5.5.0
 		 *
-		 * @param bool     $strict_guess  Whether to do a strict/exact guess. Default false.
+		 * @param bool $strict_guess Whether to do a strict/exact guess. Default false.
 		 */
 		$strict_guess = apply_filters( 'strict_redirect_guess_404_permalink', false );