diff --git a/wp-includes/canonical.php b/wp-includes/canonical.php
index 2d776e8707..6f9e3f9204 100644
--- a/wp-includes/canonical.php
+++ b/wp-includes/canonical.php
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ function strip_fragment_from_url( $url ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Attempts to guess the correct URL based on query vars.
+ * Attempts to guess the correct URL for a 404 request based on query vars.
  *
  * @since 2.3.0
  *
@@ -847,22 +847,22 @@ function redirect_guess_404_permalink() {
 	global $wpdb;
 
 	/**
-	 * Filters whether to do redirect guess of 404 requests.
+	 * Filters whether to attempt to guess a redirect URL for a 404 request.
 	 *
 	 * 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 attempt to guess a redirect URL
+	 *                                for a 404 request. Default is true.
 	 */
 	if ( false === apply_filters( 'do_redirect_guess_404_permalink', true ) ) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Filters whether to short-circuit redirect guess of 404 requests.
+	 * Filters whether to short-circuit redirect URL guessing for 404 requests.
 	 *
 	 * Passing a non-null value to the filter will effectively short-circuit
 	 * the URL guessing, returning the passed value instead.
@@ -878,15 +878,14 @@ function redirect_guess_404_permalink() {
 	}
 
 	if ( get_query_var( 'name' ) ) {
-
 		/**
-		 * Filters whether to do a strict or loose guess.
+		 * Filters whether to perform a strict or loose guess.
 		 *
 		 * 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 perform a strict/exact guess. Default false (loose guess).
 		 */
 		$strict_guess = apply_filters( 'strict_redirect_guess_404_permalink', false );
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 9e93fe6869..cec9fe7f3c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-48181';
+$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-48182';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.