diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_facts.py
index 5ad195faa1c..cf424d7cee4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_facts.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_guest_facts.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 RETURN = """
 instance:
-    descripton: metadata about the virtualmachine
+    description: metadata about the virtual machine
     returned: always
     type: dict
     sample: None