diff --git a/reference/array/functions/array-search.xml b/reference/array/functions/array-search.xml
index 777c975177..e3f389ea34 100644
--- a/reference/array/functions/array-search.xml
+++ b/reference/array/functions/array-search.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>strict</parameter><initializer>&false;</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   Searches <parameter>haystack</parameter> for <parameter>needle</parameter>.
+   Searches for <parameter>needle</parameter> in <parameter>haystack</parameter>.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 role="parameters">
diff --git a/reference/array/functions/in-array.xml b/reference/array/functions/in-array.xml
index 66d73fb95a..381c56a967 100644
--- a/reference/array/functions/in-array.xml
+++ b/reference/array/functions/in-array.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
    <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>strict</parameter><initializer>&false;</initializer></methodparam>
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
-   Searches <parameter>haystack</parameter> for <parameter>needle</parameter> using loose comparison 
+   Searches for <parameter>needle</parameter> in <parameter>haystack</parameter> using loose comparison
    unless <parameter>strict</parameter> is set.
   </para>
  </refsect1>