diff --git a/aio/content/guide/i18n.md b/aio/content/guide/i18n.md
index 6d95ca3e67..7e2c38f9bb 100644
--- a/aio/content/guide/i18n.md
+++ b/aio/content/guide/i18n.md
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ except that you choose among alternative translations based on a string value in
 and you define those string values.
 
 The following format message in the component template binds to the component's `gender` property,
-which outputs one of the following string values: "m", "f" or "o".
+which outputs one of the following string values: "male", "female" or "other".
 The message maps those values to the appropriate translations:
 
 <code-example path="i18n/src/app/app.component.html" region="i18n-select" header="src/app/app.component.html" linenums="false">