diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php
index aa7d65c0e0..45ab25f88b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ final class WP_Recovery_Mode_Email_Service {
 		}
 
 		$err_message = sprintf(
-			/* translators: 1. Last sent as a human time diff, 2. Wait time as a human time diff. */
+			/* translators: 1: Last sent as a human time diff, 2: Wait time as a human time diff. */
 			__( 'A recovery link was already sent %1$s ago. Please wait another %2$s before requesting a new email.' ),
 			human_time_diff( $last_sent ),
 			human_time_diff( $last_sent + $rate_limit )
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
index be21f554b6..0fa0f65406 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function register_rest_route( $namespace, $route, $args = array(), $override = f
 			_doing_it_wrong(
 				__FUNCTION__,
 				sprintf(
-					/* translators: 1. The REST API route being registered. 2. The argument name. 3. The suggested function name. */
+					/* translators: 1: The REST API route being registered, 2: The argument name, 3: The suggested function name. */
 					__( 'The REST API route definition for %1$s is missing the required %2$s argument. For REST API routes that are intended to be public, use %3$s as the permission callback.' ),
 					'<code>' . $clean_namespace . '/' . trim( $route, '/' ) . '</code>',
 					'<code>permission_callback</code>',
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ function rest_handle_multi_type_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
 	if ( $invalid_types ) {
 		_doing_it_wrong(
 			__FUNCTION__,
-			/* translators: 1. Parameter. 2. List of allowed types. */
+			/* translators: 1: Parameter, 2: List of allowed types. */
 			wp_sprintf( __( 'The "type" schema keyword for %1$s can only contain the built-in types: %2$l.' ), $param, $allowed_types ),
 			'5.5.0'
 		);
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ function rest_validate_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
 	$allowed_types = array( 'array', 'object', 'string', 'number', 'integer', 'boolean', 'null' );
 
 	if ( ! isset( $args['type'] ) ) {
-		/* translators: 1. Parameter */
+		/* translators: %s: Parameter. */
 		_doing_it_wrong( __FUNCTION__, sprintf( __( 'The "type" schema keyword for %s is required.' ), $param ), '5.5.0' );
 	}
 
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ function rest_validate_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
 	if ( ! in_array( $args['type'], $allowed_types, true ) ) {
 		_doing_it_wrong(
 			__FUNCTION__,
-			/* translators: 1. Parameter 2. The list of allowed types. */
+			/* translators: 1: Parameter, 2: The list of allowed types. */
 			wp_sprintf( __( 'The "type" schema keyword for %1$s can only be on of the built-in types: %2$l.' ), $param, $allowed_types ),
 			'5.5.0'
 		);
@@ -1612,7 +1612,7 @@ function rest_validate_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
 		}
 
 		if ( ! empty( $args['uniqueItems'] ) && ! rest_validate_array_contains_unique_items( $value ) ) {
-			/* translators: 1: Parameter */
+			/* translators: 1: Parameter. */
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_invalid_param', sprintf( __( '%1$s has duplicate items.' ), $param ) );
 		}
 	}
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ function rest_validate_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
 				break;
 			case 'uuid':
 				if ( ! wp_is_uuid( $value ) ) {
-					/* translators: %s is the name of a JSON field expecting a valid uuid. */
+					/* translators: %s: The name of a JSON field expecting a valid UUID. */
 					return new WP_Error( 'rest_invalid_uuid', sprintf( __( '%s is not a valid UUID.' ), $param ) );
 				}
 				break;
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ function rest_sanitize_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
 	$allowed_types = array( 'array', 'object', 'string', 'number', 'integer', 'boolean', 'null' );
 
 	if ( ! isset( $args['type'] ) ) {
-		/* translators: 1. Parameter */
+		/* translators: %s: Parameter. */
 		_doing_it_wrong( __FUNCTION__, sprintf( __( 'The "type" schema keyword for %s is required.' ), $param ), '5.5.0' );
 	}
 
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ function rest_sanitize_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
 	if ( ! in_array( $args['type'], $allowed_types, true ) ) {
 		_doing_it_wrong(
 			__FUNCTION__,
-			/* translators: 1. Parameter. 2. The list of allowed types. */
+			/* translators: 1: Parameter, 2: The list of allowed types. */
 			wp_sprintf( __( 'The "type" schema keyword for %1$s can only be on of the built-in types: %2$l.' ), $param, $allowed_types ),
 			'5.5.0'
 		);
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ function rest_sanitize_value_from_schema( $value, $args, $param = '' ) {
 		}
 
 		if ( ! empty( $args['uniqueItems'] ) && ! rest_validate_array_contains_unique_items( $value ) ) {
-			/* translators: 1: Parameter */
+			/* translators: 1: Parameter. */
 			return new WP_Error( 'rest_invalid_param', sprintf( __( '%1$s has duplicate items.' ), $param ) );
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
index 88ab53b258..9f33459612 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
@@ -2380,7 +2380,7 @@ class WP_REST_Posts_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 				_doing_it_wrong(
 					'register_taxonomy',
 					sprintf(
-						/* translators: 1. The taxonomy name, 2. The property name, either 'rest_base' or 'name', 3. The conflicting value. */
+						/* translators: 1: The taxonomy name, 2: The property name, either 'rest_base' or 'name', 3: The conflicting value. */
 						__( 'The "%1$s" taxonomy "%2$s" property (%3$s) conflicts with an existing property on the REST API Posts Controller. Specify a custom "rest_base" when registering the taxonomy to avoid this error.' ),
 						$taxonomy->name,
 						$taxonomy_field_name_with_conflict,