diff --git a/sklearn/utils/_repr_html/base.py b/sklearn/utils/_repr_html/base.py
index 993d8761b8d1c..61e6862ee8623 100644
--- a/sklearn/utils/_repr_html/base.py
+++ b/sklearn/utils/_repr_html/base.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class _HTMLDocumentationLinkMixin:
     The method :meth:`_get_doc_link` generates the link to the API documentation for a
     given estimator.
 
-    This useful provides all the necessary states for
+    This mixin provides all the necessary states for
     :func:`sklearn.utils.estimator_html_repr` to generate a link to the API
     documentation for the estimator HTML diagram.