diff --git a/src/items/functions.md b/src/items/functions.md
index c4189b288..537effb03 100644
--- a/src/items/functions.md
+++ b/src/items/functions.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fn answer_to_life_the_universe_and_everything() -> i32 {
 ## Function parameters
 
 As with `let` bindings, function parameters are irrefutable [patterns], so any
-pattern that is valid in a let binding is also valid as an argument:
+pattern that is valid in a let binding is also valid as a parameter:
 
 ```rust
 fn first((value, _): (i32, i32)) -> i32 { value }