diff --git a/skops/card/_model_card.py b/skops/card/_model_card.py
index ae3d7af3..ede501bd 100644
--- a/skops/card/_model_card.py
+++ b/skops/card/_model_card.py
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ def split_subsection_names(key: str) -> list[str]:
     ['Section A']
     >>> split_subsection_names("Section A/Section B/Section C")
     ['Section A', 'Section B', 'Section C']
-    >>> split_subsection_names("A section containg \\/ a slash")
-    ['A section containg / a slash']
+    >>> split_subsection_names("A section containing \\/ a slash")
+    ['A section containing / a slash']
     >>> split_subsection_names("Spaces are / stripped")
     ['Spaces are', 'stripped']