diff --git a/frontend/messages/de.json b/frontend/messages/de.json
index 8bfd4067..32f6e464 100644
--- a/frontend/messages/de.json
+++ b/frontend/messages/de.json
@@ -936,12 +936,14 @@
 	"shortcut_new_region": "Neuen Bereich zeichnen",
 	"shortcut_toggle_training": "Für Training markieren",
 	"shortcut_delete_region": "Aktuellen Bereich löschen",
-	"shortcut_close_panel": "Bereich schließen",
+	"shortcut_close_panel": "Panel schließen",
 	"shortcut_help": "Tastaturkürzel anzeigen",
 	"shortcut_draw_hint": "Ziehen Sie mit der Maus einen Bereich auf.",
+	"key_cap_delete": "Entf",
 	"cheatsheet_title": "Tastaturkürzel",
 	"cheatsheet_close": "Kürzelübersicht schließen",
 	"cheatsheet_autosave_hint": "Änderungen werden automatisch gespeichert.",
+	"annotation_view_label": "Block anzeigen",
 	"annotation_label_with_delete": "Block anzeigen, Entf zum Löschen.",
 	"transcription_mode_help_label": "Lese- und Bearbeitungsmodus",
 	"transcription_mode_help_body": "Lesen zeigt die Transkription als fließenden Text. Bearbeiten öffnet die Textfelder für jede Passage.",
diff --git a/frontend/messages/en.json b/frontend/messages/en.json
index 4ba5dcfc..435860e1 100644
--- a/frontend/messages/en.json
+++ b/frontend/messages/en.json
@@ -939,9 +939,11 @@
 	"shortcut_close_panel": "Close panel",
 	"shortcut_help": "Show keyboard shortcuts",
 	"shortcut_draw_hint": "Drag a region with your mouse.",
+	"key_cap_delete": "Del",
 	"cheatsheet_title": "Keyboard shortcuts",
 	"cheatsheet_close": "Close shortcut overview",
 	"cheatsheet_autosave_hint": "Changes are saved automatically.",
+	"annotation_view_label": "View block",
 	"annotation_label_with_delete": "Show block, press Delete to remove.",
 	"transcription_mode_help_label": "Read and edit mode",
 	"transcription_mode_help_body": "Read shows the transcription as flowing text. Edit opens the text fields for each passage.",
diff --git a/frontend/messages/es.json b/frontend/messages/es.json
index 954bcbbf..88e2affb 100644
--- a/frontend/messages/es.json
+++ b/frontend/messages/es.json
@@ -939,9 +939,11 @@
 	"shortcut_close_panel": "Cerrar panel",
 	"shortcut_help": "Mostrar atajos de teclado",
 	"shortcut_draw_hint": "Arrastre una región con el ratón.",
+	"key_cap_delete": "Supr",
 	"cheatsheet_title": "Atajos de teclado",
 	"cheatsheet_close": "Cerrar el resumen de atajos",
 	"cheatsheet_autosave_hint": "Los cambios se guardan automáticamente.",
+	"annotation_view_label": "Ver bloque",
 	"annotation_label_with_delete": "Mostrar bloque, pulse Supr para eliminar.",
 	"transcription_mode_help_label": "Modo lectura y edición",
 	"transcription_mode_help_body": "Lectura muestra la transcripción como texto continuo. Edición abre los campos de texto para cada pasaje.",
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/annotation/AnnotationShape.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/document/annotation/AnnotationShape.svelte
index 7b301d76..2a67761c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/annotation/AnnotationShape.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/annotation/AnnotationShape.svelte
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ let {
 // When deletion is available (transcribe mode), announce the otherwise-hidden
 // Delete affordance to assistive tech (issue #327). The transcribeShortcuts
 // action is the single owner of the key itself.
-const ariaLabel = $derived(showDelete ? m.annotation_label_with_delete() : 'Block anzeigen');
+const ariaLabel = $derived(
+	showDelete ? m.annotation_label_with_delete() : m.annotation_view_label()
+);
 
 function hexToRgba(hex: string, alpha: number): string {
 	const r = parseInt(hex.slice(1, 3), 16);
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/transcription/ShortcutCheatsheet.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/document/transcription/ShortcutCheatsheet.svelte
index 199f85e5..3d1a7445 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/transcription/ShortcutCheatsheet.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/transcription/ShortcutCheatsheet.svelte
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const groups = [
 		{ cap: 'e', label: m.shortcut_toggle_mode() },
 		{ cap: 'n', label: m.shortcut_new_region() },
 		{ cap: 't', label: m.shortcut_toggle_training() },
-		{ cap: 'Entf', label: m.shortcut_delete_region() }
+		{ cap: m.key_cap_delete(), label: m.shortcut_delete_region() }
 	],
 	[
 		{ cap: 'Esc', label: m.shortcut_close_panel() },