diff --git a/components/output/x9c.rst b/components/output/x9c.rst
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--- a/components/output/x9c.rst
+++ b/components/output/x9c.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ X9C Potentiometer Output
     :description: Instructions for setting up a X9C digital potentiometer with ESPHome.
     :image: description.svg
 
-The ``x9c`` output platform allows you to an output that controls a `X9C digital potentiometer <https://www.renesas.com/us/en/document/dst/x9c102-x9c103-x9c104-x9c503-datasheet>`__.
+The ``x9c`` output platform allows you to add an output that controls a `X9C digital potentiometer <https://www.renesas.com/us/en/document/dst/x9c102-x9c103-x9c104-x9c503-datasheet>`__.
 
 .. figure:: images/x9c.jpg
     :align: center