diff --git a/R/extract_list_of_variable_arrays.R b/R/extract_list_of_variable_arrays.R
index 38afed09..3a76e7bb 100644
--- a/R/extract_list_of_variable_arrays.R
+++ b/R/extract_list_of_variable_arrays.R
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #' \code{\link{extract_variable_array}}.
 #'
 #' @template args-methods-x
-#' @param variables A character vector of variable names to extract, or NULL to
+#' @param variable A character vector of variable names to extract, or NULL to
 #'   extract all variables. To extract all dimensions from variables with 
 #'   indices (e.g. \code{"x[1]"}), provide the base variable names 
 #'   (e.g. \code{"x"}).
diff --git a/R/variables.R b/R/variables.R
index e0c732a0..985e4425 100644
--- a/R/variables.R
+++ b/R/variables.R
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ remove_reserved_variable_names <- function(variables, reserved) {
 #' @template args-methods-x
 #' @template args-methods-dots
 #' @template args-methods-with_indices
-#' @param value,variables (character vector) new variable names.
+#' @param value,variable (character vector) new variable names.
 #'
 #' @details
 #' `variables(x) <- value` allows you to modify the vector of variable names,
diff --git a/man/extract_list_of_variable_arrays.Rd b/man/extract_list_of_variable_arrays.Rd
index 13273e16..4800f366 100644
--- a/man/extract_list_of_variable_arrays.Rd
+++ b/man/extract_list_of_variable_arrays.Rd
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ extract_list_of_variable_arrays(x, variables = NULL, ...)
 \item{x}{(draws) A \code{draws} object or another \R object for which the method
 is defined.}
 
-\item{variables}{A character vector of variable names to extract, or NULL to
+\item{...}{Arguments passed to individual methods (if applicable).}
+
+\item{variable}{A character vector of variable names to extract, or NULL to
 extract all variables. To extract all dimensions from variables with
 indices (e.g. \code{"x[1]"}), provide the base variable names
 (e.g. \code{"x"}).}
-
-\item{...}{Arguments passed to individual methods (if applicable).}
 }
 \value{
 A named list of arrays, where each array has dimension
diff --git a/man/variables-set.Rd b/man/variables-set.Rd
index 036707fd..a05c8f0f 100644
--- a/man/variables-set.Rd
+++ b/man/variables-set.Rd
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ is defined.}
 
 \item{...}{Arguments passed to individual methods (if applicable).}
 
-\item{value, variables}{(character vector) new variable names.}
+\item{value, variable}{(character vector) new variable names.}
 
 \item{with_indices}{(logical) Should indices be included in variable
 names? For example, if the object includes variables named \code{"x[1]"} and