diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/doc/markdown.rs b/clippy_lints/src/doc/markdown.rs
index c0b11eb0dd1..a58219c2946 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/doc/markdown.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/doc/markdown.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,21 @@
 use crate::doc::DOC_MARKDOWN;
 
 pub fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, valid_idents: &FxHashSet<String>, text: &str, span: Span) {
-    for word in text.split(|c: char| c.is_whitespace() || c == '\'') {
+    for orig_word in text.split(|c: char| c.is_whitespace() || c == '\'') {
         // Trim punctuation as in `some comment (see foo::bar).`
         //                                                   ^^
         // Or even as in `_foo bar_` which is emphasized. Also preserve `::` as a prefix/suffix.
-        let mut word = word.trim_matches(|c: char| !c.is_alphanumeric() && c != ':');
+        let trim_pattern = |c: char| !c.is_alphanumeric() && c != ':';
+        let mut word = orig_word.trim_end_matches(trim_pattern);
+
+        // If word is immediately followed by `()`, claw it back.
+        if let Some(tmp_word) = orig_word.get(..word.len() + 2)
+            && tmp_word.ends_with("()")
+        {
+            word = tmp_word;
+        }
+
+        word = word.trim_start_matches(trim_pattern);
 
         // Remove leading or trailing single `:` which may be part of a sentence.
         if word.starts_with(':') && !word.starts_with("::") {
@@ -84,7 +94,7 @@ fn has_hyphen(s: &str) -> bool {
         return;
     }
 
-    if has_underscore(word) || word.contains("::") || is_camel_case(word) {
+    if has_underscore(word) || word.contains("::") || is_camel_case(word) || word.ends_with("()") {
         let mut applicability = Applicability::MachineApplicable;
 
         span_lint_and_then(
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/missing_asserts_for_indexing.rs b/clippy_lints/src/missing_asserts_for_indexing.rs
index 71470ea2dc6..0f18e943451 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/missing_asserts_for_indexing.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/missing_asserts_for_indexing.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ enum LengthComparison {
 
 /// Extracts parts out of a length comparison expression.
 ///
-/// E.g. for `v.len() > 5` this returns `Some((LengthComparison::IntLessThanLength, 5, `v.len()`))`
+/// E.g. for `v.len() > 5` this returns `Some((LengthComparison::IntLessThanLength, 5, v.len()))`
 fn len_comparison<'hir>(
     bin_op: BinOp,
     left: &'hir Expr<'hir>,
diff --git a/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.fixed b/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.fixed
index aee89719728..708ac666675 100644
--- a/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.fixed
@@ -227,3 +227,6 @@ where [(); N.checked_next_power_of_two().unwrap()]: {
 
 /// this checks if the lowerCamelCase issue is fixed
 fn issue_11568() {}
+
+/// There is no try (`do()` or `do_not()`).
+fn parenthesized_word() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.rs b/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.rs
index b6346b881ad..040d6352c52 100644
--- a/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.rs
@@ -227,3 +227,6 @@ fn new() -> Self {
 
 /// this checks if the lowerCamelCase issue is fixed
 fn issue_11568() {}
+
+/// There is no try (do() or do_not()).
+fn parenthesized_word() {}
diff --git a/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.stderr b/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.stderr
index 4c9ff41d918..033604e030a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/doc/doc-fixable.stderr
@@ -319,5 +319,27 @@ help: try
 LL | /// Foo \[bar\] \[baz\] \[qux\]. `DocMarkdownLint`
    |                                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-error: aborting due to 29 previous errors
+error: item in documentation is missing backticks
+  --> $DIR/doc-fixable.rs:231:22
+   |
+LL | /// There is no try (do() or do_not()).
+   |                      ^^^^
+   |
+help: try
+   |
+LL | /// There is no try (`do()` or do_not()).
+   |                      ~~~~~~
+
+error: item in documentation is missing backticks
+  --> $DIR/doc-fixable.rs:231:30
+   |
+LL | /// There is no try (do() or do_not()).
+   |                              ^^^^^^^^
+   |
+help: try
+   |
+LL | /// There is no try (do() or `do_not()`).
+   |                              ~~~~~~~~~~
+
+error: aborting due to 31 previous errors