diff --git a/pandas/plotting/_misc.py b/pandas/plotting/_misc.py
index d8455f44ef0d1..03701f8778065 100644
--- a/pandas/plotting/_misc.py
+++ b/pandas/plotting/_misc.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def table(ax: Axes, data: DataFrame | Series, **kwargs) -> Table:
     **kwargs
         Keyword arguments to be passed to matplotlib.table.table.
         If `rowLabels` or `colLabels` is not specified, data index or column
-        name will be used.
+        names will be used.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ def table(ax: Axes, data: DataFrame | Series, **kwargs) -> Table:
 
             >>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
             >>> df = pd.DataFrame({"A": [1, 2], "B": [3, 4]})
-            >>> fix, ax = plt.subplots()
+            >>> fig, ax = plt.subplots()
             >>> ax.axis("off")
             (0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0)
             >>> table = pd.plotting.table(
-            ...     ax, df, loc="center", cellLoc="center", colWidths=list([0.2, 0.2])
+            ...     ax, df, loc="center", cellLoc="center", colWidths=[0.2, 0.2]
             ... )
     """
     plot_backend = _get_plot_backend("matplotlib")