diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-comments/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-comments/index.js
index 75ca1ec0ee016c..c8fac57d00e09d 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-comments/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-comments/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+import { __, _x } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import {
 	RadioControl,
 	__experimentalText as Text,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const COMMENT_OPTIONS = [
 	{
 		label: (
 			<>
-				{ __( 'Open' ) }
+				{ _x( 'Open', 'Adjective: e.g. "Comments are open"' ) }
 				<Text variant="muted" size={ 12 }>
 					{ __( 'Visitors can add new comments and replies.' ) }
 				</Text>
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-discussion/panel.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-discussion/panel.js
index 718754d56857aa..c539791d404dec 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-discussion/panel.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-discussion/panel.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+import { __, _x } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import {
 	Dropdown,
 	Button,
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@ function PostDiscussionToggle( { isOpen, onClick } ) {
 	let label;
 	if ( commentStatus === 'open' ) {
 		if ( pingStatus === 'open' ) {
-			label = __( 'Open' );
+			label = _x( 'Open', 'Adjective: e.g. "Comments are open"' );
 		} else {
-			label = trackbacksSupported ? __( 'Comments only' ) : __( 'Open' );
+			label = trackbacksSupported
+				? __( 'Comments only' )
+				: _x( 'Open', 'Adjective: e.g. "Comments are open"' );
 		}
 	} else if ( pingStatus === 'open' ) {
 		label = commentsSupported ? __( 'Pings only' ) : __( 'Pings enabled' );
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/site-discussion/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/site-discussion/index.js
index b80b44b1f59c13..b35ba9db476570 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/site-discussion/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/site-discussion/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+import { __, _x } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { useSelect, useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const COMMENT_OPTIONS = [
 	{
 		label: (
 			<>
-				{ __( 'Open' ) }
+				{ _x( 'Open', 'Adjective: e.g. "Comments are open"' ) }
 				<Text variant="muted" size={ 12 }>
 					{ __( 'Visitors can add new comments and replies.' ) }
 				</Text>