diff --git a/pandas/plotting/_core.py b/pandas/plotting/_core.py
index 142a0fe3e1ede..2dc236a033415 100644
--- a/pandas/plotting/_core.py
+++ b/pandas/plotting/_core.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def hist_frame(
     The size of the figure to create in matplotlib.
 layout : tuple (rows, columns), optional
     For example, (3, 5) will display the subplots
-    using 3 columns and 5 rows, starting from the top-left.
+    using 3 rows and 5 columns, starting from the top-left.
 return_type : {'axes', 'dict', 'both'} or None, default 'axes'
     The kind of object to return. The default is ``axes``.