diff --git a/doc/api/net.md b/doc/api/net.md
index 3a9d078f64484f..12966cbaee30db 100644
--- a/doc/api/net.md
+++ b/doc/api/net.md
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ See [`net.createConnection()`][].
 added: REPLACEME
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-* `ip` {number} The IP which the socket is attempting to connect to.
+* `ip` {string} The IP which the socket is attempting to connect to.
 * `port` {number} The port which the socket is attempting to connect to.
 * `family` {number} The family of the IP. It can be `6` for IPv6 or `4` for IPv4.
 
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ if the family autoselection algorithm is enabled in [`socket.connect(options)`][
 added: REPLACEME
 -->
 
-* `ip` {number} The IP which the socket attempted to connect to.
+* `ip` {string} The IP which the socket attempted to connect to.
 * `port` {number} The port which the socket attempted to connect to.
 * `family` {number} The family of the IP. It can be `6` for IPv6 or `4` for IPv4.
   \* `error` {Error} The error associated with the failure.
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ if the family autoselection algorithm is enabled in [`socket.connect(options)`][
 added: REPLACEME
 -->
 
-* `ip` {number} The IP which the socket attempted to connect to.
+* `ip` {string} The IP which the socket attempted to connect to.
 * `port` {number} The port which the socket attempted to connect to.
 * `family` {number} The family of the IP. It can be `6` for IPv6 or `4` for IPv4.