diff --git a/src/packages/selection/Selection.tsx b/src/packages/selection/Selection.tsx
index 92e8d69f..dc9f1007 100644
--- a/src/packages/selection/Selection.tsx
+++ b/src/packages/selection/Selection.tsx
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ export const Selection: FC<SelectionProps> = (props) => {
     const currentSourceStatus = useSourceStatus(currentSource, defaultNotAvailableMessage);
 
     const selectionDefault = "extent";
-    const [selectionKind, setSelectionKind] = useState<SelectionMethod>(selectionDefault);
+    const [selectionMethod, setSelectionMethod] = useState<SelectionMethod>(selectionDefault);
     useEffect(() => {
         let method = selectionMethods ?? selectionDefault;
         method = Array.isArray(method) && method.length > 0 ? method[0]! : method as SelectionMethod;
-        setSelectionKind(method);
+        setSelectionMethod(method);
     }, [selectionMethods]);
     const showSelectionButtons = useMemo(() => {
         return Boolean(selectionMethods && Array.isArray(selectionMethods) && selectionMethods.length > 1);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export const Selection: FC<SelectionProps> = (props) => {
     const [isOpenSelect, setIsOpenSelect] = useState(false);
 
     useInteractiveSelection(
-        selectionKind,
+        selectionMethod,
         mapState.map,
         intl,
         onExtentSelected,
@@ -182,18 +182,18 @@ export const Selection: FC<SelectionProps> = (props) => {
     return (
         <VStack {...containerProps} spacing={2}>
             {showSelectionButtons && <FormControl>
-                <FormLabel>{intl.formatMessage({ id: "selectionKind" })}</FormLabel>
+                <FormLabel>{intl.formatMessage({ id: "selectionMethod" })}</FormLabel>
                 <HStack gap={2}>
                     <ToolButton 
                         icon={<PiSelectionPlusBold />} 
                         label={intl.formatMessage({id: "EXTENT"})} 
-                        onClick={() => setSelectionKind("extent")} 
-                        isActive={selectionKind === "extent"}/>
+                        onClick={() => setSelectionMethod("extent")} 
+                        isActive={selectionMethod === "extent"}/>
                     <ToolButton 
                         icon={<TbPointerQuestion />} 
                         label={intl.formatMessage({id: "POINT"})} 
-                        onClick={() => setSelectionKind("point")} 
-                        isActive={selectionKind === "point"}/>
+                        onClick={() => setSelectionMethod("point")} 
+                        isActive={selectionMethod === "point"}/>
                 </HStack>
             </FormControl>}
             <FormControl>
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ function useSourceStatus(
  * Hook to manage map controls and tooltip
  */
 function useInteractiveSelection(
-    selectionKind: SelectionMethod,
+    selectionMethod: SelectionMethod,
     map: MapModel | undefined,
     intl: PackageIntl,
     onExtentSelected: (geometry: Geometry) => void,
@@ -430,16 +430,16 @@ function useInteractiveSelection(
     hasSelectedSource: boolean
 ) {
 
-    function selectionKindFactory(
-        selectionKind: SelectionMethod,
+    function selectionMethodFactory(
+        selectionMethod: SelectionMethod,
     ): ISelectionTypeHandler<DragController | ClickController> {
-        switch (selectionKind) {
+        switch (selectionMethod) {
             case "extent":
                 return DragController;
             case "point":
                 return ClickController;
             default:
-                throw new Error(`Unknown selection kind: ${selectionKind}`);
+                throw new Error(`Unknown selection kind: ${selectionMethod}`);
         }
     }
 
@@ -452,10 +452,10 @@ function useInteractiveSelection(
             ? intl.formatMessage({ id: "disabledTooltip" })
             : intl.formatMessage({ id: "noSourceTooltip" });
 
-        const controlerCls = selectionKindFactory(selectionKind);
+        const controlerCls = selectionMethodFactory(selectionMethod);
         const dragController = new controlerCls(
             map.olMap,
-            intl.formatMessage({ id: `tooltip.${selectionKind}` }),
+            intl.formatMessage({ id: `tooltip.${selectionMethod}` }),
             disabledMessage,
             onExtentSelected
         );
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ function useInteractiveSelection(
         return () => {
             dragController?.destroy();
         };
-    }, [map, intl, onExtentSelected, isActive, hasSelectedSource, selectionKind]);
+    }, [map, intl, onExtentSelected, isActive, hasSelectedSource, selectionMethod]);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/packages/selection/i18n/de.yaml b/src/packages/selection/i18n/de.yaml
index 4424ed90..a4c489a0 100644
--- a/src/packages/selection/i18n/de.yaml
+++ b/src/packages/selection/i18n/de.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ messages:
   FREEPOLYGON: "Freies Zeichnen"
   CIRCLE: "Kreis"
   POINT: "Punkt"
-  selectionKind: "Selektionsart"
+  selectionMethod: "Selektionsart"
   selectSource: "Quelle auswählen"
   tooltip:
     extent: "Klicken Sie in die Karte, halten Sie die Maustaste gedrückt und ziehen Sie ein Rechteck auf"
diff --git a/src/packages/selection/i18n/en.yaml b/src/packages/selection/i18n/en.yaml
index 10df2db6..8e47a882 100644
--- a/src/packages/selection/i18n/en.yaml
+++ b/src/packages/selection/i18n/en.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ messages:
   FREEPOLYGON: "Freies Zeichnen"
   CIRCLE: "Kreis"
   POINT: "Point"
-  selectionKind: "Selection type"
+  selectionMethod: "Selection type"
   selectSource: "Select source"
   tooltip:
     extent: "Click on the map, hold down the mouse button and draw a rectangle"