diff --git a/pandas/core/frame.py b/pandas/core/frame.py
index 9e0844f255eb2..ee48f546815bb 100644
--- a/pandas/core/frame.py
+++ b/pandas/core/frame.py
@@ -4473,7 +4473,7 @@ def query(self, expr: str, *, inplace: bool = False, **kwargs) -> DataFrame | No
             or punctuations (besides underscores) or starting with digits must be
             surrounded by backticks. (For example, a column named "Area (cm^2)" would
             be referenced as ```Area (cm^2)```). Column names which are Python keywords
-            (like "list", "for", "import", etc) cannot be used.
+            (like "if", "for", "import", etc) cannot be used.
 
             For example, if one of your columns is called ``a a`` and you want
             to sum it with ``b``, your query should be ```a a` + b``.