diff --git a/httpcore/_models.py b/httpcore/_models.py
index 397bd758..dadee79f 100644
--- a/httpcore/_models.py
+++ b/httpcore/_models.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def __init__(
             url: The request URL, either as a `URL` instance, or as a string or bytes.
                 For example: `"https://www.example.com".`
             headers: The HTTP request headers.
-            content: The content of the response body.
+            content: The content of the request body.
             extensions: A dictionary of optional extra information included on
                 the request. Possible keys include `"timeout"`, and `"trace"`.
         """