diff --git a/src/Gui/CommandView.cpp b/src/Gui/CommandView.cpp
index 311323e15..d9eb3bc9a 100644
--- a/src/Gui/CommandView.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/CommandView.cpp
@@ -1180,18 +1180,18 @@ StdCmdViewAxo::StdCmdViewAxo()
   : Command("Std_ViewAxo")
 {
   sGroup      = QT_TR_NOOP("Standard-View");
-  sMenuText   = QT_TR_NOOP("Axometric");
-  sToolTipText= QT_TR_NOOP("Set to axometric view");
+  sMenuText   = QT_TR_NOOP("Axonometric");
+  sToolTipText= QT_TR_NOOP("Set to axonometric view");
   sWhatsThis  = "Std_ViewXX";
-  sStatusTip  = QT_TR_NOOP("Set to axometric view");
-  sPixmap     = "view-axometric";
+  sStatusTip  = QT_TR_NOOP("Set to axonometric view");
+  sPixmap     = "view-axonometric";
   sAccel      = "0";
   eType         = Alter3DView;
 }
 
 void StdCmdViewAxo::activated(int iMsg)
 {
-  doCommand(Command::Gui,"Gui.activeDocument().activeView().viewAxometric()");
+  doCommand(Command::Gui,"Gui.activeDocument().activeView().viewAxonometric()");
 }
 
 //===========================================================================
diff --git a/src/Gui/Icons/resource.qrc b/src/Gui/Icons/resource.qrc
index df8690213..b94fe0c77 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Icons/resource.qrc
+++ b/src/Gui/Icons/resource.qrc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         <file>view-unselectable.svg</file>
         <file>view-refresh.svg</file>
         <file>view-fullscreen.svg</file>
-        <file>view-axometric.svg</file>
+        <file>view-axonometric.svg</file>
         <file>view-isometric.svg</file>
         <file>view-perspective.svg</file>
         <file>view-bottom.svg</file>
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
         <file>view-unselectable.svg</file>
         <file>view-refresh.svg</file>
         <file>view-fullscreen.svg</file>
-        <file>view-axometric.svg</file>
+        <file>view-axonometric.svg</file>
         <file>view-isometric.svg</file>
         <file>view-perspective.svg</file>
         <file>view-bottom.svg</file>
diff --git a/src/Gui/Icons/view-axometric.svg b/src/Gui/Icons/view-axonometric.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Gui/Icons/view-axometric.svg
rename to src/Gui/Icons/view-axonometric.svg
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DPy.cpp b/src/Gui/View3DPy.cpp
index fb6e5f859..ab93d16b7 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DPy.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DPy.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ void View3DInventorPy::init_type()
     add_varargs_method("viewRear",&View3DInventorPy::viewRear,"viewRear()");
     add_varargs_method("viewRight",&View3DInventorPy::viewRight,"viewRight()");
     add_varargs_method("viewTop",&View3DInventorPy::viewTop,"viewTop()");
-    add_varargs_method("viewAxometric",&View3DInventorPy::viewAxometric,"viewAxometric()");
+    add_varargs_method("viewAxometric",&View3DInventorPy::viewAxonometric,"viewAxonometric()"); // for backward compatibility
+    add_varargs_method("viewAxonometric",&View3DInventorPy::viewAxonometric,"viewAxonometric()");
     add_varargs_method("viewRotateLeft",&View3DInventorPy::viewRotateLeft,"viewRotateLeft()");
     add_varargs_method("viewRotateRight",&View3DInventorPy::viewRotateRight,"viewRotateRight()");
     add_varargs_method("zoomIn",&View3DInventorPy::zoomIn,"zoomIn()");
@@ -418,7 +419,7 @@ Py::Object View3DInventorPy::viewTop(const Py::Tuple& args)
     return Py::None();
 }
 
-Py::Object View3DInventorPy::viewAxometric(const Py::Tuple& args)
+Py::Object View3DInventorPy::viewAxonometric(const Py::Tuple& args)
 {
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args.ptr(), ""))
         throw Py::Exception();
diff --git a/src/Gui/View3DPy.h b/src/Gui/View3DPy.h
index f40b7d8ea..83d7af507 100644
--- a/src/Gui/View3DPy.h
+++ b/src/Gui/View3DPy.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
     Py::Object viewRear(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object viewRight(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object viewTop(const Py::Tuple&);
-    Py::Object viewAxometric(const Py::Tuple&);
+    Py::Object viewAxonometric(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object viewPosition(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object viewRotateLeft(const Py::Tuple&);
     Py::Object viewRotateRight(const Py::Tuple&);