diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/ConfigAppearance.qml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 
         CheckBox {
             id: forceStripes
-            text: plasmoidVertical ? i18n("Always arrange tasks in as many rows as columns") : i18n("Always arrange tasks in as many columns as rows")
+            text: plasmoidVertical ? i18n("Always arrange tasks in rows of as many columns") : i18n("Always arrange tasks in columns of as many rows")
             enabled: maxStripes.value > 1
         }
     }