diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ErrorGroupDetails/Distribution/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ErrorGroupDetails/Distribution/index.tsx
index 80c749e58c88..ecdd52e31730 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ErrorGroupDetails/Distribution/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ErrorGroupDetails/Distribution/index.tsx
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ export function ErrorDistribution({ distribution, title }: Props) {
         }
         formatYLong={(value: number) =>
           i18n.translate('xpack.apm.errorGroupDetails.occurrencesLongLabel', {
-            defaultMessage: '{occCount} occurrences',
+            defaultMessage:
+              '{occCount} {occCount, plural, one {occurrence} other {occurrences}}',
             values: { occCount: value },
           })
         }