diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-nullish-coalescing-operator/README.md b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-nullish-coalescing-operator/README.md
index d433354f26..2b01b5f2a8 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-nullish-coalescing-operator/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-proposal-nullish-coalescing-operator/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ require("@babel/core").transform("code", {
 `boolean`, defaults to `false`.
 
 When `true`, this transform will pretend `document.all` does not exist,
-and perform loose equality checks with `null` instead of string equality checks
+and perform loose equality checks with `null` instead of strict equality checks
 against both `null` and `undefined`.
 
 #### Example