diff --git a/glib/garray.c b/glib/garray.c
index f67099315..0272cad02 100644
--- a/glib/garray.c
+++ b/glib/garray.c
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ g_array_get_element_size (GArray *array)
  * the size of  @array will be set to zero.
  *
  * If array contents point to dynamically-allocated memory, they should
- * be freed separately if @free_seg is %TRUE and no @clear_func
+ * be freed separately if @free_segment is %TRUE and no @clear_func
  * function has been set for @array.
  *
  * This function is not thread-safe. If using a #GArray from multiple
@@ -1776,9 +1776,9 @@ g_ptr_array_unref (GPtrArray *array)
 /**
  * g_ptr_array_free:
  * @array: a #GPtrArray
- * @free_seg: if %TRUE the actual pointer array is freed as well
+ * @free_segment: if %TRUE the actual pointer array is freed as well
  *
- * Frees the memory allocated for the #GPtrArray. If @free_seg is %TRUE
+ * Frees the memory allocated for the #GPtrArray. If @free_segment is %TRUE
  * it frees the memory block holding the elements as well. Pass %FALSE
  * if you want to free the #GPtrArray wrapper but preserve the
  * underlying array for use elsewhere. If the reference count of @array
@@ -1786,10 +1786,10 @@ g_ptr_array_unref (GPtrArray *array)
  * size of @array will be set to zero.
  *
  * If array contents point to dynamically-allocated memory, they should
- * be freed separately if @free_seg is %TRUE and no #GDestroyNotify
+ * be freed separately if @free_segment is %TRUE and no #GDestroyNotify
  * function has been set for @array.
  *
- * Note that if the array is %NULL terminated and @free_seg is %FALSE
+ * Note that if the array is %NULL terminated and @free_segment is %FALSE
  * then this will always return an allocated %NULL terminated buffer.
  * If pdata is previously %NULL, a new buffer will be allocated.
  *
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ g_ptr_array_unref (GPtrArray *array)
  * threads, use only the atomic g_ptr_array_ref() and g_ptr_array_unref()
  * functions.
  *
- * Returns: (transfer full) (nullable): the pointer array if @free_seg is
+ * Returns: (transfer full) (nullable): the pointer array if @free_segment is
  *     %FALSE, otherwise %NULL. The pointer array should be freed using g_free().
  */
 gpointer*
diff --git a/glib/garray.h b/glib/garray.h
index 5dc32b2a7..b3d8e68bc 100644
--- a/glib/garray.h
+++ b/glib/garray.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ GPtrArray* g_ptr_array_new_from_null_terminated_array (gpointer       *data,
                                                        GDestroyNotify  element_free_func);
 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 gpointer*  g_ptr_array_free               (GPtrArray        *array,
-					   gboolean          free_seg);
+					   gboolean          free_segment);
 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GPtrArray* g_ptr_array_ref                (GPtrArray        *array);
 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL