diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@
                          "drop down menu, or you may enter a custom filter "
                          "directly into the text area.</p><p>"
                          "Wildcards such as * and ? are allowed.</p></qt>");
-    d->filterLabel = new QLabel(i18n("&Filter:"), this);
+    d->filterLabel = new QLabel(i18n("&File format:"), this);
     d->filterLabel->setWhatsThis(whatsThisText);
     d->filterWidget = new KFileFilterCombo(this);
     // Properly let the dialog be resized (to smaller). Otherwise we could have