diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/edit-comments.js b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/edit-comments.js
index 9a3d81a751bd8..78ee78de759ff 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/edit-comments.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/edit-comments.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var getCount, updateCount, updateCountText, updatePending, updateApproved,
 	updateHtmlTitle, updateDashboardText, updateInModerationText, adminTitle = document.title,
 	isDashboard = $('#dashboard_right_now').length,
 	titleDiv, titleRegEx,
-	__ = wp.i18n.__;
+	__ = wp.i18n.__, _x = wp.i18n._x;
 
 	/**
 	 * Extracts a number from the content of a jQuery element.
@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ window.setCommentsList = function() {
 
 		} else {
 			if ( settings.data.id == replyID )
-				replyButton.text( __( 'Reply' ) );
+				/* translators: Comment reply button text. */
+				replyButton.text( _x( 'Reply', 'verb' ) );
 
 			c.find( '.row-actions span.view' ).removeClass( 'hidden' ).end()
 				.find( 'div.comment_status' ).html( '1' );
@@ -1012,7 +1013,8 @@ window.commentReply = {
 			if ( c.hasClass('unapproved') ) {
 				replyButton.text( __( 'Approve and Reply' ) );
 			} else {
-				replyButton.text( __( 'Reply' ) );
+				/* translators: Comment reply button text. */
+				replyButton.text( _x( 'Reply', 'verb' ) );
 			}
 
 			$('#replyrow').fadeIn(300, function(){ $(this).show(); });
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
index 1feaeb3283bcd..b027acb4403ee 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
@@ -875,7 +875,8 @@ protected function handle_row_actions( $item, $column_name, $primary ) {
 				'replyto',
 				'vim-r comment-inline',
 				esc_attr__( 'Reply to this comment' ),
-				__( 'Reply' )
+				/* translators: Comment reply button text. */
+				_x( 'Reply', 'verb' )
 			);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index 5415e5961bf7b..778e3de40326b 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -772,7 +772,8 @@ function _wp_dashboard_recent_comments_row( &$comment, $show_date = true ) {
 			$comment->comment_ID,
 			$comment->comment_post_ID,
 			esc_attr__( 'Reply to this comment' ),
-			__( 'Reply' )
+			/* translators: Comment reply button text. */
+			_x( 'Reply', 'verb' )
 		);
 
 		$actions['spam'] = sprintf(
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index 0093f12d637e2..43bd68ff972a4 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -1756,7 +1756,8 @@ function get_comment_reply_link( $args = array(), $comment = null, $post = null
 	$defaults = array(
 		'add_below'          => 'comment',
 		'respond_id'         => 'respond',
-		'reply_text'         => __( 'Reply' ),
+		/* translators: Comment reply button text. */
+		'reply_text'         => _x( 'Reply', 'verb' ),
 		/* translators: Comment reply button text. %s: Comment author name. */
 		'reply_to_text'      => __( 'Reply to %s' ),
 		'login_text'         => __( 'Log in to Reply' ),