diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-styles/utils.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-styles/utils.js
index 7f738ab0fa923..f60a23a4287b2 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-styles/utils.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-styles/utils.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { _x } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 /**
  * Returns the active style from the given className.
  *
- * @param {Array}  styles    Block style variations.
+ * @param {Array}  styles    Block styles.
  * @param {string} className Class name
  *
  * @return {Object?} The active style.
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export function replaceActiveStyle( className, activeStyle, newStyle ) {
  * act as a fallback for when there is no active style applied to a block. The default item also serves
  * as a switch on the frontend to deactivate non-default styles.
  *
- * @param {Array} styles Block style variations.
+ * @param {Array} styles Block styles.
  *
  * @return {Array<Object?>}        The style collection.
  */
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export function getRenderedStyles( styles ) {
 /**
  * Returns a style object from a collection of styles where that style object is the default block style.
  *
- * @param {Array} styles Block style variations.
+ * @param {Array} styles Block styles.
  *
  * @return {Object?}        The default style object, if found.
  */
diff --git a/packages/blocks/README.md b/packages/blocks/README.md
index 20930df1a3a9f..f78783f728339 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/README.md
+++ b/packages/blocks/README.md
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ _Parameters_
 
 ### registerBlockStyle
 
-Registers a new block style variation for the given block.
+Registers a new block style for the given block.
 
 For more information on connecting the styles with CSS [the official documentation](/docs/reference-guides/block-api/block-styles.md#styles)
 
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ _Returns_
 
 ### unregisterBlockStyle
 
-Unregisters a block style variation for the given block.
+Unregisters a block style for the given block.
 
 _Usage_
 
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/api/registration.js b/packages/blocks/src/api/registration.js
index 903d9e7e00e32..f8f5ac996173b 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/api/registration.js
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/api/registration.js
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ export const hasChildBlocksWithInserterSupport = ( blockName ) => {
 };
 
 /**
- * Registers a new block style variation for the given block.
+ * Registers a new block style for the given block.
  *
  * For more information on connecting the styles with CSS [the official documentation](/docs/reference-guides/block-api/block-styles.md#styles)
  *
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ export const registerBlockStyle = ( blockName, styleVariation ) => {
 };
 
 /**
- * Unregisters a block style variation for the given block.
+ * Unregisters a block style for the given block.
  *
  * @param {string} blockName          Name of block (example: “core/latest-posts”).
  * @param {string} styleVariationName Name of class applied to the block.
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/store/reducer.js b/packages/blocks/src/store/reducer.js
index 242876476f14f..6770dd6b67f26 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/store/reducer.js
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/store/reducer.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export function blockTypes( state = {}, action ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Reducer managing the block style variations.
+ * Reducer managing the block styles.
  *
  * @param {Object} state  Current state.
  * @param {Object} action Dispatched action.