diff --git a/doc/corpstats.py b/doc/corpstats.py
index bbfc6dbe2fd547a0c20a28a3cd1cf33fafc11b71..2afd4bbf2bb924c7c0d0dcc4ac0eab1d12d2ab15 100755
--- a/doc/corpstats.py
+++ b/doc/corpstats.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def sentences(rdr):
 		yield sent
 
 def chunks(rdr):
-	"""Yields subsequent sentences from a reader."""
+	"""Yields subsequent paragraphs from a reader."""
 	while True:
 		chunk = rdr.get_next_chunk()
 		if not chunk: