diff --git a/mmpose/codecs/simcc_label.py b/mmpose/codecs/simcc_label.py
index e83960faaf..43613d2346 100644
--- a/mmpose/codecs/simcc_label.py
+++ b/mmpose/codecs/simcc_label.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def decode(self, simcc_x: np.ndarray,
         Returns:
             tuple:
             - keypoints (np.ndarray): Decoded coordinates in shape (N, K, D)
-            - socres (np.ndarray): The keypoint scores in shape (N, K).
+            - scores (np.ndarray): The keypoint scores in shape (N, K).
                 It usually represents the confidence of the keypoint prediction
         """