diff --git a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_mysql.php b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_mysql.php
index 608392fc15..3edf732b74 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_mysql.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_mysql.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class phpbb_search_fulltext_mysql extends phpbb_search_base
 	protected $stats = array();
 
 	/**
-	 * Holds the words entered by user splitted in array
+	 * Holds the words entered by user, obtained by splitting the entered query on whitespace
 	 * @var array
 	 */
 	protected $split_words = array();
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_postgres.php b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_postgres.php
index 414b75f0f1..7863d070d4 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_postgres.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_postgres.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class phpbb_search_fulltext_postgres extends phpbb_search_base
 	protected $stats = array();
 
 	/**
-	 * Holds the words entered by user splitted in array
+	 * Holds the words entered by user, obtained by splitting the entered query on whitespace
 	 * @var array
 	 */
 	protected $split_words = array();
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_sphinx.php b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_sphinx.php
index ac42c8d208..e52be6a0b7 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_sphinx.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/search/fulltext_sphinx.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class phpbb_search_fulltext_sphinx
 	protected $stats = array();
 
 	/**
-	 * Holds the words entered by user splitted in array
+	 * Holds the words entered by user, obtained by splitting the entered query on whitespace
 	 * @var array
 	 */
 	protected $split_words = array();