diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/placement/handlers/allocation.py b/nova/api/openstack/placement/handlers/allocation.py
index 97b94ce8aa..9200035a49 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/placement/handlers/allocation.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/placement/handlers/allocation.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def create_allocation_list(context, data, want_version):
     """Create an AllocationList based on provided data.
 
     :param context: The placement context.
-    :param data: A dictionary of multiples allocations by consumer uuid.
+    :param data: A dictionary of multiple allocations by consumer uuid.
     :param want_version: The desired microversion, which controls how
                          consumer generations are handled.
     :return: An AllocationList.