diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/translations/README.md b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/translations/README.md
index 6318ffe6277..a97180466a2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/translations/README.md
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n/translations/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ import pkg/i18n
 translated := i18n.T("Your message in english here")
 
 // Get a translated plural string
-translated := i18n.T("You had % items", items)
+translated := i18n.T("You had %d items", items)
 
 // Translated error
 return i18n.Error("Something bad happened")