diff --git a/rest_framework/fields.py b/rest_framework/fields.py
index 4ac5285e8..86e8fd9df 100644
--- a/rest_framework/fields.py
+++ b/rest_framework/fields.py
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ class SlugField(CharField):
 
 class ChoiceField(WritableField):
     type_name = 'ChoiceField'
-    type_label = 'multiple choice'
+    type_label = 'choice'
     form_field_class = forms.ChoiceField
     widget = widgets.Select
     default_error_messages = {