diff --git a/website/api/_top-level/_displacy.jade b/website/api/_top-level/_displacy.jade
index a3d7240d6..105bb0cc6 100644
--- a/website/api/_top-level/_displacy.jade
+++ b/website/api/_top-level/_displacy.jade
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ p
     +row
         +cell #[code word_spacing]
         +cell int
-        +cell Horizontal spacing between words and arcs in px.
+        +cell Vertical spacing between words and arcs in px.
         +cell #[code 45]
 
     +row