diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/bad_dunder_method_name.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/bad_dunder_method_name.rs
index 3887ab252af9c4..e7a3149e4fcf32 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/bad_dunder_method_name.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/bad_dunder_method_name.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
 
 /// ## What it does
 /// Checks for any misspelled dunder name method and for any method
-/// defined with `__...__` that's not one of the pre-defined methods.
+/// defined with `_..._` that's not one of the pre-defined methods
 ///
 /// The pre-defined methods encompass all of Python's standard dunder
 /// methods.
 ///
+/// Note this includes all methods starting and ending with at least
+/// one underscore to detect mistakes.
+///
 /// ## Why is this bad?
 /// Misspelled dunder name methods may cause your code to not function
 /// as expected.