diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-template/add-custom-generic-template-modal-content.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-template/add-custom-generic-template-modal-content.js
index 746fd6c5314c3..33aa0e1db3f89 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-template/add-custom-generic-template-modal-content.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/add-new-template/add-custom-generic-template-modal-content.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function AddCustomGenericTemplateModalContent( { onClose, createTemplate } ) {
 					placeholder={ defaultTitle }
 					disabled={ isBusy }
 					help={ __(
-						'Describe the template, e.g. "Post with sidebar". A custom template can be manually applied to any post or page.'
+						'Describe the template, e.g. "Post with panel". A custom template can be manually applied to any post or page.'
 					) }
 				/>
 				<HStack
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/welcome-guide/page.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/welcome-guide/page.js
index 41bb80342280c..905e787036529 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/welcome-guide/page.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/welcome-guide/page.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default function WelcomeGuidePage() {
 							</h1>
 							<p className="edit-site-welcome-guide__text">
 								{ __(
-									'It’s now possible to edit page content in the site editor. To customise other parts of the page like the header and footer switch to editing the template using the settings sidebar.'
+									'It’s now possible to edit page content in the site editor. To customise other parts of the page like the header and footer switch to editing the template using the settings panel.'
 								) }
 							</p>
 						</>
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-template/create-new-template-modal.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-template/create-new-template-modal.js
index 69d31b7f8f714..2710fa146d3d2 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-template/create-new-template-modal.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-template/create-new-template-modal.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export default function CreateNewTemplateModal( { onClose } ) {
 						placeholder={ DEFAULT_TITLE }
 						disabled={ isBusy }
 						help={ __(
-							'Describe the template, e.g. "Post with sidebar". A custom template can be manually applied to any post or page.'
+							'Describe the template, e.g. "Post with panel". A custom template can be manually applied to any post or page.'
 						) }
 					/>
 					<HStack justify="right">
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
index fcca1b00e9bb2..b848288598698 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function PreferencesModalContents( { extraSections = {} } ) {
 									scope="core"
 									featureName="showListViewByDefault"
 									help={ __(
-										'Opens the List View sidebar by default.'
+										'Opens the List View panel by default.'
 									) }
 									label={ __( 'Always open List View' ) }
 								/>
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/sidebar/header.js b/packages/editor/src/components/sidebar/header.js
index ed2f7f89fe6e7..b5d9aaa26707c 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/sidebar/header.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/sidebar/header.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const SidebarHeader = ( _, ref ) => {
 		return {
 			documentLabel:
 				// translators: Default label for the Document sidebar tab, not selected.
-				getPostTypeLabel() || _x( 'Document', 'noun, sidebar' ),
+				getPostTypeLabel() || _x( 'Document', 'noun, panel' ),
 		};
 	}, [] );
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/sidebar/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/sidebar/index.js
index 601bcd8f311bb..6784aafeb57ff 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/sidebar/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/sidebar/index.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ const SidebarContent = ( {
 			headerClassName="editor-sidebar__panel-tabs"
 			title={
 				/* translators: button label text should, if possible, be under 16 characters. */
-				_x( 'Settings', 'sidebar button label' )
+				_x( 'Settings', 'panel button label' )
 			}
 			toggleShortcut={ keyboardShortcut }
 			icon={ isRTL() ? drawerLeft : drawerRight }