diff --git a/pylint/pyreverse/writer.py b/pylint/pyreverse/writer.py
index ffe7c8624c9..a021b1b2872 100644
--- a/pylint/pyreverse/writer.py
+++ b/pylint/pyreverse/writer.py
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ def should_show_node(self, qualified_name: str, is_class: bool = False) -> bool:
 
         Depth is calculated by counting dots in the qualified name:
         - depth 0: top-level packages (no dots)
-        - depth 1: first level subpackages (one dot)
-        - depth 2: second level subpackages (two dots)
+        - depth 1: first level sub-packages (one dot)
+        - depth 2: second level sub-packages (two dots)
 
         For classes, depth is measured from their containing module, excluding
         the class name itself from the depth calculation.