diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index 34a6e5b877f4..f79c28dd2fe3 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -4597,7 +4597,7 @@ def hexbin(self, x, y, C=None, gridsize=100, bins=None,
         `~matplotlib.collections.PolyCollection`
             A `.PolyCollection` defining the hexagonal bins.
 
-            - `.PolyCollection.get_offset` contains a Mx2 array containing
+            - `.PolyCollection.get_offsets` contains a Mx2 array containing
               the x, y positions of the M hexagon centers.
             - `.PolyCollection.get_array` contains the values of the M
               hexagons.