diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
index 0acc815d51f461896683a2b9fa404648f98fc70d..8231f44b4e6ca833611f5331241c9d49472e4923 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def timestamps(*args)
 
       # Adds a reference. Optionally adds a +type+ column, if the
       # +:polymorphic+ option is provided. +references+ and +belongs_to+
-      # are acceptable. The reference column will be an +integer+ by default,
+      # are interchangeable. The reference column will be an +integer+ by default,
       # the +:type+ option can be used to specify a different type. A foreign
       # key will be created if the +:foreign_key+ option is passed.
       #