diff --git a/pandas/core/config_init.py b/pandas/core/config_init.py
index 6c32cc98df9ac..4434ed5a8b5f7 100644
--- a/pandas/core/config_init.py
+++ b/pandas/core/config_init.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ def use_numba_cb(key) -> None:
 
 pc_chop_threshold_doc = """
 : float or None
-    if set to a float value, all float values smaller then the given threshold
+    if set to a float value, all float values smaller than the given threshold
     will be displayed as exactly 0 by repr and friends.
 """