diff --git a/src/doc/trpl/lifetimes.md b/src/doc/trpl/lifetimes.md
index 23569dd1b917e..0a6e2745e3d54 100644
--- a/src/doc/trpl/lifetimes.md
+++ b/src/doc/trpl/lifetimes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % Lifetimes
 
-This guide is one of three presenting Rust’s ownership system. This is one of
+This guide is three of three presenting Rust’s ownership system. This is one of
 Rust’s most unique and compelling features, with which Rust developers should
 become quite acquainted. Ownership is how Rust achieves its largest goal,
 memory safety. There are a few distinct concepts, each with its own chapter:
diff --git a/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md b/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md
index 8f39f0a122cd3..3027f10aca59e 100644
--- a/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md
+++ b/src/doc/trpl/references-and-borrowing.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 % References and Borrowing
 
-This guide is one of three presenting Rust’s ownership system. This is one of
+This guide is two of three presenting Rust’s ownership system. This is one of
 Rust’s most unique and compelling features, with which Rust developers should
 become quite acquainted. Ownership is how Rust achieves its largest goal,
 memory safety. There are a few distinct concepts, each with its own