diff --git a/python/pyspark/sql/window.py b/python/pyspark/sql/window.py
index 57bbe340bbd4db1a094ddc1d7d83330e34a9bc00..46663f69a0881b214d60453a9f8eca36fcfe980c 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/sql/window.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/sql/window.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Window(object):
     @since(1.4)
     def orderBy(*cols):
         """
-        Creates a :class:`WindowSpec` with the partitioning defined.
+        Creates a :class:`WindowSpec` with the ordering defined.
         """
         sc = SparkContext._active_spark_context
         jspec = sc._jvm.org.apache.spark.sql.expressions.Window.orderBy(_to_java_cols(cols))