diff --git a/pandas/core/frame.py b/pandas/core/frame.py
index 5c28259e0cb63..85aa13526e77c 100644
--- a/pandas/core/frame.py
+++ b/pandas/core/frame.py
@@ -7236,7 +7236,7 @@ def count(self, axis=0, level=None, numeric_only=False):
             If the axis is a `MultiIndex` (hierarchical), count along a
             particular `level`, collapsing into a `DataFrame`.
             A `str` specifies the level name.
-        numeric_only : boolean, default False
+        numeric_only : bool, default False
             Include only `float`, `int` or `boolean` data.
 
         Returns