diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py
index d3cfd567e72..37fb5a505e6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/route53_zone.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 - route53_zone: zone=example.com state=absent
 
 - name: private zone for devel
-  route53_zome: zone=devel.example.com state=present vpc_id={{myvpc_id}} comment='developer domain'
+  route53_zone: zone=devel.example.com state=present vpc_id={{myvpc_id}} comment='developer domain'
 
 # more complex example
 - name: register output after creating zone in parameterized region