diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
index 37e1d79468..14864cfdd4 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_users.php
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ class acp_users
 				$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
 				$template->assign_vars(array(
-					'L_NAME_CHARS_EXPLAIN'		=> $user->lang($config['allow_name_chars'] . '_EXPLAIN', $user->lang('CHARACTERS', (int) $config['min_name_chars']), $user->lang('CHARACTERS', (int) $config['max_name_chars'])),
+					'L_NAME_CHARS_EXPLAIN'		=> $user->lang($config['allow_name_chars'] . '_EXPLAIN', $user->lang('CHARACTERS_XY', (int) $config['min_name_chars']), $user->lang('CHARACTERS_XY', (int) $config['max_name_chars'])),
 					'L_CHANGE_PASSWORD_EXPLAIN'	=> $user->lang($config['pass_complex'] . '_EXPLAIN', $user->lang('CHARACTERS', (int) $config['min_pass_chars'])),
 					'L_POSTS_IN_QUEUE'			=> $user->lang('NUM_POSTS_IN_QUEUE', $user_row['posts_in_queue']),
 					'S_FOUNDER'					=> ($user->data['user_type'] == USER_FOUNDER) ? true : false,
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_profile.php b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_profile.php
index 35307cef1c..4a8abcd46a 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_profile.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_profile.php
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class ucp_profile
 					'NEW_PASSWORD'		=> $data['new_password'],
 					'CUR_PASSWORD'		=> '',
 
-					'L_USERNAME_EXPLAIN'		=> $user->lang($config['allow_name_chars'] . '_EXPLAIN', $user->lang('CHARACTERS', (int) $config['min_name_chars']), $user->lang('CHARACTERS', (int) $config['max_name_chars'])),
+					'L_USERNAME_EXPLAIN'		=> $user->lang($config['allow_name_chars'] . '_EXPLAIN', $user->lang('CHARACTERS_XY', (int) $config['min_name_chars']), $user->lang('CHARACTERS_XY', (int) $config['max_name_chars'])),
 					'L_CHANGE_PASSWORD_EXPLAIN'	=> $user->lang($config['pass_complex'] . '_EXPLAIN', $user->lang('CHARACTERS', (int) $config['min_pass_chars'])),
 
 					'S_FORCE_PASSWORD'	=> ($auth->acl_get('u_chgpasswd') && $config['chg_passforce'] && $user->data['user_passchg'] < time() - ($config['chg_passforce'] * 86400)) ? true : false,
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_register.php b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_register.php
index 79840c929c..50550fb479 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_register.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_register.php
@@ -644,8 +644,8 @@ class ucp_register
 			'EMAIL'				=> $data['email'],
 
 			'L_REG_COND'				=> $l_reg_cond,
-			'L_USERNAME_EXPLAIN'		=> $user->lang($config['allow_name_chars'] . '_EXPLAIN', $user->lang('CHARACTERS', (int) $config['min_name_chars']), $user->lang('CHARACTERS', (int) $config['max_name_chars'])),
-			'L_PASSWORD_EXPLAIN'		=> $user->lang($config['pass_complex'] . '_EXPLAIN', $user->lang('CHARACTERS', (int) $config['min_pass_chars'])),
+			'L_USERNAME_EXPLAIN'		=> $user->lang($config['allow_name_chars'] . '_EXPLAIN', $user->lang('CHARACTERS_XY', (int) $config['min_name_chars']), $user->lang('CHARACTERS_XY', (int) $config['max_name_chars'])),
+			'L_PASSWORD_EXPLAIN'		=> $user->lang($config['pass_complex'] . '_EXPLAIN', $user->lang('CHARACTERS_XY', (int) $config['min_pass_chars'])),
 
 			'S_LANG_OPTIONS'	=> (count($lang_row) > 1) ? language_select($data['lang'], $lang_row) : '',
 			'S_TZ_PRESELECT'	=> !$submit,
diff --git a/phpBB/language/en/common.php b/phpBB/language/en/common.php
index f112a09e8d..1f4fc9f6a8 100644
--- a/phpBB/language/en/common.php
+++ b/phpBB/language/en/common.php
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@ $lang = array_merge($lang, array(
 		1	=> '%d character',
 		2	=> '%d characters',
 	),
+	// Special version to be used when describing ranges e.g. "min x characters and max y characters"
+	'CHARACTERS_XY'			=> array(
+		1	=> '%d character',
+		2	=> '%d characters',
+	),
 	'COLLAPSE_VIEW'			=> 'Collapse view',
 	'CLOSE_WINDOW'			=> 'Close window',
 	'CODE'					=> 'Code',