diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
index d83a82d1253..dab1e6aaef9 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/qlist.qdoc
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 
     Returns \c true if this list is
     \l{http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/algorithm/lexicographical_compare}
-    {lexicographically less than} \a other; otherwise returns \c false.
+    {lexically less than} \a other; otherwise returns \c false.
 
     This function requires the value type to have an implementation
     of \c operator<().
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 
     Returns \c true if this list is
     \l{http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/algorithm/lexicographical_compare}
-    {lexicographically less than or equal to} \a other; otherwise returns \c false.
+    {lexically less than or equal to} \a other; otherwise returns \c false.
 
     This function requires the value type to have an implementation
     of \c operator<().
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
 
     Returns \c true if this list is
     \l{http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/algorithm/lexicographical_compare}
-    {lexicographically greater than} \a other; otherwise returns \c false.
+    {lexically greater than} \a other; otherwise returns \c false.
 
     This function requires the value type to have an implementation
     of \c operator<().
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@
 
     Returns \c true if this list is
     \l{http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/algorithm/lexicographical_compare}
-    {lexicographically greater than or equal to} \a other; otherwise returns \c false.
+    {lexically greater than or equal to} \a other; otherwise returns \c false.
 
     This function requires the value type to have an implementation
     of \c operator<().