diff --git a/esphome/components/i2c/__init__.py b/esphome/components/i2c/__init__.py
index 56e0c8e4ab1..19efda0b492 100644
--- a/esphome/components/i2c/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/i2c/__init__.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ async def register_i2c_device(var, config):
 
     Sets the i2c bus to use and the i2c address.
 
-    This is a coroutine, you need to await it with a 'yield' expression!
+    This is a coroutine, you need to await it with an 'await' expression!
     """
     parent = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_I2C_ID])
     cg.add(var.set_i2c_bus(parent))
diff --git a/esphome/components/one_wire/__init__.py b/esphome/components/one_wire/__init__.py
index e12cca3e27f..9173b7014bd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/one_wire/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/one_wire/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ async def register_one_wire_device(var, config):
 
     Sets the 1-wire bus to use and the 1-wire address.
 
-    This is a coroutine, you need to await it with a 'yield' expression!
+    This is a coroutine, you need to await it with an 'await' expression!
     """
     parent = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_ONE_WIRE_ID])
     cg.add(var.set_one_wire_bus(parent))
diff --git a/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py b/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py
index 9baa6ebd81e..9ec95964ece 100644
--- a/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/uart/__init__.py
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ def final_validate_device_schema(
 async def register_uart_device(var, config):
     """Register a UART device, setting up all the internal values.
 
-    This is a coroutine, you need to await it with a 'yield' expression!
+    This is a coroutine, you need to await it with an 'await' expression!
     """
     parent = await cg.get_variable(config[CONF_UART_ID])
     cg.add(var.set_uart_parent(parent))
diff --git a/esphome/cpp_generator.py b/esphome/cpp_generator.py
index ddccb574e44..cff0748c956 100644
--- a/esphome/cpp_generator.py
+++ b/esphome/cpp_generator.py
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ async def get_variable(id_: ID) -> "MockObj":
     Wait for the given ID to be defined in the code generation and
     return it as a MockObj.
 
-    This is a coroutine, you need to await it with a 'await' expression!
+    This is a coroutine, you need to await it with an 'await' expression!
 
     :param id_: The ID to retrieve
     :return: The variable as a MockObj.
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ async def get_variable_with_full_id(id_: ID) -> tuple[ID, "MockObj"]:
     Wait for the given ID to be defined in the code generation and
     return it as a MockObj.
 
-    This is a coroutine, you need to await it with a 'await' expression!
+    This is a coroutine, you need to await it with an 'await' expression!
 
     :param id_: The ID to retrieve
     :return: The variable as a MockObj.