diff --git a/src/anndata/_types.py b/src/anndata/_types.py
index 4286a87c3..7b52e1ab4 100644
--- a/src/anndata/_types.py
+++ b/src/anndata/_types.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def __call__(
         store
             The store to which `elem` should be written.
         elem_name
-            The key to read in from the group.
+            The key to write out to the group.
         elem
             The element to write out.
         iospec