diff --git a/pandas/core/strings/accessor.py b/pandas/core/strings/accessor.py
index d1cf1e7504ece..d11a32c3aa9cb 100644
--- a/pandas/core/strings/accessor.py
+++ b/pandas/core/strings/accessor.py
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ def match(self, pat: str, case: bool = True, flags: int = 0, na=lib.no_default):
         Parameters
         ----------
         pat : str
-            Character sequence.
+            Character sequence or regular expression.
         case : bool, default True
             If True, case sensitive.
         flags : int, default 0 (no flags)