diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/datatable/visualization.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/datatable/visualization.tsx
index d106643a205e3..8cc30c65ed1a9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/datatable/visualization.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/visualizations/datatable/visualization.tsx
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ export const getDatatableVisualization = ({
         {
           groupId: 'columns',
           groupLabel: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.datatable.breakdownColumns', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Columns',
+            defaultMessage: 'Split metrics by',
           }),
           dimensionEditorGroupLabel: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.datatable.breakdownColumn', {
-            defaultMessage: 'Column',
+            defaultMessage: 'Split metrics by',
           }),
           groupTooltip: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.datatable.breakdownColumns.description', {
             defaultMessage: