diff --git a/docs/source/apicpp.rst b/docs/source/apicpp.rst
index 5d3ff231..ff901c36 100644
--- a/docs/source/apicpp.rst
+++ b/docs/source/apicpp.rst
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ A *pressio-demoapps* C++ problem class meets the following API
       Returns the total number of degrees of freedom on the **stencil** mesh.
       Note that, in general, this is not the same as the number of stencil mesh cells.
       When you have multiple dofs/cell (for example Euler equations),
-      then the total # of dofs on stencil mesh = # dofs/cell times the # of sample mesh cells.
+      then the total # of dofs on stencil mesh = # dofs/cell times the # of stencil mesh cells.
 
 
 .. _Supported Backends And Types:
diff --git a/docs/source/apipy.rst b/docs/source/apipy.rst
index b8085111..8e498719 100644
--- a/docs/source/apipy.rst
+++ b/docs/source/apipy.rst
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Problem Class
       Returns the total number of degrees of freedom on the **stencil** mesh.
       Note that, in general, this is not the same as the number of stencil mesh cells.
       When you have multiple dofs/cell (for example Euler equations),
-      then the total # of dofs on stencil mesh = # dofs/cell times the # of sample mesh cells.
+      then the total # of dofs on stencil mesh = # dofs/cell times the # of stencil mesh cells.
 
       :rtype: int