diff --git a/packages/core/src/linker/view_container_ref.ts b/packages/core/src/linker/view_container_ref.ts
index 9de0e2e9e70..b99ff4744d3 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/linker/view_container_ref.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/linker/view_container_ref.ts
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export abstract class ViewContainerRef {
   ): EmbeddedViewRef<C>;
 
   /**
-   * Instantiates a single component and inserts its host view into this container.
+   * Instantiates a given component, inserts its host view into this view container and updates the DOM.
    *
    * @param componentType Component Type to use.
    * @param options An object that contains extra parameters: