diff --git a/pandas/core/generic.py b/pandas/core/generic.py
index 4e7c311f39cdb..65adc258a9b69 100644
--- a/pandas/core/generic.py
+++ b/pandas/core/generic.py
@@ -10843,7 +10843,7 @@ def median(
         @doc(
             _num_doc,
             desc="Return the maximum of the values over the requested axis.\n\n"
-            "If you want the *index* of the maximum, use ``idxmax``. This is"
+            "If you want the *index* of the maximum, use ``idxmax``. This is "
             "the equivalent of the ``numpy.ndarray`` method ``argmax``.",
             name1=name1,
             name2=name2,
@@ -10860,7 +10860,7 @@ def max(self, axis=None, skipna=None, level=None, numeric_only=None, **kwargs):
         @doc(
             _num_doc,
             desc="Return the minimum of the values over the requested axis.\n\n"
-            "If you want the *index* of the minimum, use ``idxmin``. This is"
+            "If you want the *index* of the minimum, use ``idxmin``. This is "
             "the equivalent of the ``numpy.ndarray`` method ``argmin``.",
             name1=name1,
             name2=name2,