diff --git a/app/actions/view-actions.c b/app/actions/view-actions.c
index 52db8a897d..5323fdf5dc 100644
--- a/app/actions/view-actions.c
+++ b/app/actions/view-actions.c
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ static const GimpToggleActionEntry view_toggle_actions[] =
 
   { "view-softproof-black-point-compensation", NULL,
     NC_("view-action", "_Black Point Compensation"), NULL,
-    NC_("view-action", "Use black point compensation for softproofing"),
+    NC_("view-action", "Use black point compensation for soft-proofing"),
     G_CALLBACK (view_softproof_bpc_cmd_callback),
     TRUE,
     GIMP_HELP_VIEW_COLOR_MANAGEMENT },
 
   { "view-softproof-gamut-check", NULL,
     NC_("view-action", "_Mark Out Of Gamut Colors"), NULL,
-    NC_("view-action", "When softproofing, mark colors which cannot "
+    NC_("view-action", "When soft-proofing, mark colors which cannot "
         "be represented in the target color space"),
     G_CALLBACK (view_softproof_gamut_check_cmd_callback),
     FALSE,
@@ -542,25 +542,25 @@ static const GimpRadioActionEntry view_softproof_intent_actions[] =
 {
   { "view-softproof-intent-perceptual", NULL,
     NC_("view-action", "_Perceptual"), NULL,
-    NC_("view-action", "Softproof rendering intent is perceptual"),
+    NC_("view-action", "Soft-proofing rendering intent is perceptual"),
     GIMP_COLOR_RENDERING_INTENT_PERCEPTUAL,
     GIMP_HELP_VIEW_COLOR_MANAGEMENT },
 
   { "view-softproof-intent-relative-colorimetric", NULL,
     NC_("view-action", "_Relative Colorimetric"), NULL,
-    NC_("view-action", "Softproof rendering intent is relative colorimetric"),
+    NC_("view-action", "Soft-proofing rendering intent is relative colorimetric"),
     GIMP_COLOR_RENDERING_INTENT_RELATIVE_COLORIMETRIC,
     GIMP_HELP_VIEW_COLOR_MANAGEMENT },
 
   { "view-softproof-intent-saturation", NULL,
     NC_("view-action", "_Saturation"), NULL,
-    NC_("view-action", "Softproof rendering intent is saturation"),
+    NC_("view-action", "Soft-proofing rendering intent is saturation"),
     GIMP_COLOR_RENDERING_INTENT_SATURATION,
     GIMP_HELP_VIEW_COLOR_MANAGEMENT },
 
   { "view-softproof-intent-absolute-colorimetric", NULL,
     NC_("view-action", "_Absolute Colorimetric"), NULL,
-    NC_("view-action", "Softproof rendering intent is absolute colorimetric"),
+    NC_("view-action", "Soft-proofing rendering intent is absolute colorimetric"),
     GIMP_COLOR_RENDERING_INTENT_ABSOLUTE_COLORIMETRIC,
     GIMP_HELP_VIEW_COLOR_MANAGEMENT }
 };
diff --git a/libgimpconfig/gimpcolorconfig.c b/libgimpconfig/gimpcolorconfig.c
index 07c085372e..074b9d09ba 100644
--- a/libgimpconfig/gimpcolorconfig.c
+++ b/libgimpconfig/gimpcolorconfig.c
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
   _("The CMYK color profile used to convert between RGB and CMYK.")
 
 #define SIMULATION_PROFILE_BLURB \
-  _("The color profile to use for soft proofing from your image's " \
+  _("The color profile to use for soft-proofing from your image's " \
     "color space to some other color space, including " \
-    "soft proofing to a printer or other output device profile. ")
+    "soft-proofing to a printer or other output device profile. ")
 
 #define DISPLAY_RENDERING_INTENT_BLURB \
   _("How colors are converted from your image's color space to your " \
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ gimp_color_config_class_init (GimpColorConfigClass *klass)
   GIMP_CONFIG_PROP_PATH (object_class, PROP_SIMULATION_PROFILE,
                          /* FIXME: 3.0: change to simulation-profile */
                          "printer-profile",
-                         _("Simulation profile for softproofing"),
+                         _("Simulation profile for soft-proofing"),
                          SIMULATION_PROFILE_BLURB,
                          GIMP_CONFIG_PATH_FILE, NULL,
                          GIMP_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);