diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_spreadsheets.rst b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_spreadsheets.rst
index c92d2a660d753..13029173b2e65 100644
--- a/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_spreadsheets.rst
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started/comparison/comparison_with_spreadsheets.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ General terminology translation
 ``DataFrame``
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-A ``DataFrame`` in pandas is analogous to an Excel worksheet. While an Excel worksheet can contain
+A ``DataFrame`` in pandas is analogous to an Excel worksheet. While an Excel workbook can contain
 multiple worksheets, pandas ``DataFrame``\s exist independently.
 
 ``Series``