diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index de5acba200e5..2ed588025e6d 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ def plot(self, *args, scalex=True, scaley=True, **kwargs):
 
         See Also
         --------
-        scatter : XY scatter plot with markers of variing size and/or color (
+        scatter : XY scatter plot with markers of varying size and/or color (
             sometimes also called bubble chart).