diff --git a/docs/source-2.0/guides/model-validation-examples.rst b/docs/source-2.0/guides/model-validation-examples.rst
index 3250c1d2a58..8e1f2c55341 100644
--- a/docs/source-2.0/guides/model-validation-examples.rst
+++ b/docs/source-2.0/guides/model-validation-examples.rst
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ linters to have clear, actionable error messages.
 Require strings to have a ``@pattern`` constraint
 =================================================
 
-This example shows how to require all integers used in an operation input to
+This example shows how to require all strings used in an operation input to
 have a ``@pattern`` constraint trait.
 
 .. code-block:: smithy