diff --git a/src/dialogs/katedialogs.cpp b/src/dialogs/katedialogs.cpp
--- a/src/dialogs/katedialogs.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/katedialogs.cpp
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@
     connect(textareaUi->chkAnimateBracketMatching, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(slotChanged()));
     connect(textareaUi->chkFoldFirstLine,  SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(slotChanged()));
     connect(textareaUi->chkShowWordCount,  SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(slotChanged()));
-    connect(textareaUi->chkShowLinesCount, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(slotChanged()));
+    connect(textareaUi->chkShowLineCount, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(slotChanged()));
 
     connect(bordersUi->chkIconBorder, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(slotChanged()));
     connect(bordersUi->chkScrollbarMarks, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(slotChanged()));
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@
     KateRendererConfig::global()->setAnimateBracketMatching(textareaUi->chkAnimateBracketMatching->isChecked());
     KateViewConfig::global()->setFoldFirstLine(textareaUi->chkFoldFirstLine->isChecked());
     KateViewConfig::global()->setShowWordCount(textareaUi->chkShowWordCount->isChecked());
-    KateViewConfig::global()->setShowLinesCount(textareaUi->chkShowLinesCount->isChecked());
+    KateViewConfig::global()->setShowLineCount(textareaUi->chkShowLineCount->isChecked());
 
     KateRendererConfig::global()->configEnd();
     KateViewConfig::global()->configEnd();
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@
     textareaUi->chkAnimateBracketMatching->setChecked(KateRendererConfig::global()->animateBracketMatching());
     textareaUi->chkFoldFirstLine->setChecked(KateViewConfig::global()->foldFirstLine());
     textareaUi->chkShowWordCount->setChecked(KateViewConfig::global()->showWordCount());
-    textareaUi->chkShowLinesCount->setChecked(KateViewConfig::global()->showLinesCount());
+    textareaUi->chkShowLineCount->setChecked(KateViewConfig::global()->showLineCount());
 }
 
 void KateViewDefaultsConfig::reset()
diff --git a/src/dialogs/textareaappearanceconfigwidget.ui b/src/dialogs/textareaappearanceconfigwidget.ui
--- a/src/dialogs/textareaappearanceconfigwidget.ui
+++ b/src/dialogs/textareaappearanceconfigwidget.ui
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@
               </widget>
             </item>
             <item>
-              <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkShowLinesCount">
+              <widget class="QCheckBox" name="chkShowLineCount">
                 <property name="toolTip">
-                  <string>Show/hide Lines count in status bar</string>
+                  <string>Show/hide line count in status bar</string>
                 </property>
                 <property name="text">
-                  <string>Show Lines Count</string>
+                  <string>Show line count</string>
                 </property>
               </widget>
             </item>
diff --git a/src/utils/kateconfig.h b/src/utils/kateconfig.h
--- a/src/utils/kateconfig.h
+++ b/src/utils/kateconfig.h
@@ -572,8 +572,8 @@
     bool showWordCount() const;
     void setShowWordCount(bool on);
 
-    bool showLinesCount() const;
-    void setShowLinesCount(bool on);
+    bool showLineCount() const;
+    void setShowLineCount(bool on);
 
     bool autoBrackets() const;
     void setAutoBrackets(bool on);
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
     bool m_scrollPastEnd;
     bool m_foldFirstLine;
     bool m_showWordCount = false;
-    bool m_showLinesCount = false;
+    bool m_showLineCount = false;
     bool m_autoBrackets;
     bool m_backspaceRemoveComposed;
 
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
     bool m_wordCompletionRemoveTailSet : 1;
     bool m_foldFirstLineSet : 1;
     bool m_showWordCountSet : 1;
-    bool m_showLinesCountSet : 1;
+    bool m_showLineCountSet : 1;
     bool m_autoBracketsSet : 1;
     bool m_backspaceRemoveComposedSet : 1;
 
diff --git a/src/utils/kateconfig.cpp b/src/utils/kateconfig.cpp
--- a/src/utils/kateconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/kateconfig.cpp
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@
     m_wordCompletionRemoveTailSet(false),
     m_foldFirstLineSet(false),
     m_showWordCountSet(false),
-    m_showLinesCountSet(false),
+    m_showLineCountSet(false),
     m_autoBracketsSet(false),
     m_backspaceRemoveComposedSet(false)
 
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@
     m_wordCompletionRemoveTailSet(false),
     m_foldFirstLineSet(false),
     m_showWordCountSet(false),
-    m_showLinesCountSet(false),
+    m_showLineCountSet(false),
     m_autoBracketsSet(false),
     m_backspaceRemoveComposedSet(false),
     m_view(view)
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@
 const char KEY_SMART_COPY_CUT[] = "Smart Copy Cut";
 const char KEY_SCROLL_PAST_END[] = "Scroll Past End";
 const char KEY_FOLD_FIRST_LINE[] = "Fold First Line";
-const char KEY_SHOW_LINES_COUNT[] = "Show Lines Count";
+const char KEY_SHOW_LINE_COUNT[] = "Show Line Count";
 const char KEY_SHOW_WORD_COUNT[] = "Show Word Count";
 const char KEY_AUTO_BRACKETS[] = "Auto Brackets";
 const char KEY_BACKSPACE_REMOVE_COMPOSED[] = "Backspace Remove Composed Characters";
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@
     setSmartCopyCut(config.readEntry(KEY_SMART_COPY_CUT, false));
     setScrollPastEnd(config.readEntry(KEY_SCROLL_PAST_END, false));
     setFoldFirstLine(config.readEntry(KEY_FOLD_FIRST_LINE, false));
-    setShowLinesCount(config.readEntry(KEY_SHOW_LINES_COUNT, false));
+    setShowLineCount(config.readEntry(KEY_SHOW_LINE_COUNT, false));
     setShowWordCount(config.readEntry(KEY_SHOW_WORD_COUNT, false));
     setAutoBrackets(config.readEntry(KEY_AUTO_BRACKETS, false));
 
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@
     config.writeEntry(KEY_VI_INPUT_MODE_STEAL_KEYS, viInputModeStealKeys());
     config.writeEntry(KEY_VI_RELATIVE_LINE_NUMBERS, viRelativeLineNumbers());
 
-    config.writeEntry(KEY_SHOW_LINES_COUNT, showLinesCount());
+    config.writeEntry(KEY_SHOW_LINE_COUNT, showLineCount());
     config.writeEntry(KEY_SHOW_WORD_COUNT, showWordCount());
     config.writeEntry(KEY_AUTO_BRACKETS, autoBrackets());
 
@@ -2250,24 +2250,24 @@
     configEnd();
 }
 
-bool KateViewConfig::showLinesCount() const
+bool KateViewConfig::showLineCount() const
 {
-    if (m_showLinesCountSet || isGlobal()) {
-        return m_showLinesCount;
+    if (m_showLineCountSet || isGlobal()) {
+        return m_showLineCount;
     }
 
-    return s_global->showLinesCount();
+    return s_global->showLineCount();
 }
 
-void KateViewConfig::setShowLinesCount(bool on)
+void KateViewConfig::setShowLineCount(bool on)
 {
-    if (m_showLinesCountSet && m_showLinesCount == on) {
+    if (m_showLineCountSet && m_showLineCount == on) {
         return;
     }
 
     configStart();
-    m_showLinesCountSet = true;
-    m_showLinesCount = on;
+    m_showLineCountSet = true;
+    m_showLineCount = on;
     configEnd();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/view/katestatusbar.cpp b/src/view/katestatusbar.cpp
--- a/src/view/katestatusbar.cpp
+++ b/src/view/katestatusbar.cpp
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@
 void KateStatusBar::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *event)
 {
     QMenu menu(this);
-    QAction *showLines = menu.addAction(QStringLiteral("Show Lines Count"), this, &KateStatusBar::toggleShowLines);
+    QAction *showLines = menu.addAction(QStringLiteral("Show line count"), this, &KateStatusBar::toggleShowLines);
     showLines->setCheckable(true);
-    showLines->setChecked(KateViewConfig::global()->showLinesCount());
+    showLines->setChecked(KateViewConfig::global()->showLineCount());
     QAction *showWords = menu.addAction(QStringLiteral("Show word count"), this, &KateStatusBar::toggleShowWords);
     showWords->setCheckable(true);
     showWords->setChecked(KateViewConfig::global()->showWordCount());
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
 void KateStatusBar::toggleShowLines(bool checked)
 {
-    KateViewConfig::global()->setShowLinesCount(checked);
+    KateViewConfig::global()->setShowLineCount(checked);
 }
 
 void KateStatusBar::toggleShowWords(bool checked)
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 {
     KTextEditor::Cursor position (m_view->cursorPositionVirtual());
 
-    if( KateViewConfig::global()->showLinesCount() )
+    if( KateViewConfig::global()->showLineCount() )
     m_lineColLabel->setText(
         i18n("Line %1 of %2, Column %3"
             , QLocale().toString(position.line() + 1)