diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/repartition/mod.rs b/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/repartition/mod.rs
index fd5988156605..c47c9926819b 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/repartition/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/physical_plan/repartition/mod.rs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ impl BatchPartitioner {
     }
 }
 
-/// Maps `N` input partitions to `M output partitions based on a
+/// Maps `N` input partitions to `M` output partitions based on a
 /// [`Partitioning`] scheme.
 ///
 /// # Background