diff --git a/src/sage/categories/finite_coxeter_groups.py b/src/sage/categories/finite_coxeter_groups.py
index 9abc05fde03..db76127d619 100644
--- a/src/sage/categories/finite_coxeter_groups.py
+++ b/src/sage/categories/finite_coxeter_groups.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ def bhz_poset(self):
                 sage: W = CoxeterGroup(['A',3], base_ring=ZZ)
                 sage: P = W.bhz_poset(); P
                 Finite poset containing 24 elements
-                sage: P.relations_number()
+                sage: P.number_of_relations()
                 103
                 sage: P.chain_polynomial()
                 34*q^4 + 90*q^3 + 79*q^2 + 24*q + 1
diff --git a/src/sage/combinat/posets/posets.py b/src/sage/combinat/posets/posets.py
index 7f4aa0a3e5e..297e8a9545b 100644
--- a/src/sage/combinat/posets/posets.py
+++ b/src/sage/combinat/posets/posets.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     :meth:`~FinitePoset.cardinality` | Return the number of elements in the poset.
     :meth:`~FinitePoset.height` | Return the number of elements in a longest chain of the poset.
     :meth:`~FinitePoset.width` | Return the number of elements in a longest antichain of the poset.
-    :meth:`~FinitePoset.relations_number` | Return the number of relations in the poset.
+    :meth:`~FinitePoset.number_of_relations` | Return the number of relations in the poset.
     :meth:`~FinitePoset.dimension` | Return the dimension of the poset.
     :meth:`~FinitePoset.jump_number` | Return the jump number of the poset.
     :meth:`~FinitePoset.magnitude` | Return the magnitude of the poset.
@@ -2339,7 +2339,7 @@ def relations(self):
 
         .. SEEALSO::
 
-            :meth:`relations_number`, :meth:`relations_iterator`
+            :meth:`number_of_relations`, :meth:`relations_iterator`
 
         TESTS::
 
@@ -2693,7 +2693,7 @@ def relations_iterator(self, strict=False):
 
         .. SEEALSO::
 
-            :meth:`relations_number`, :meth:`relations`.
+            :meth:`number_of_relations`, :meth:`relations`.
 
         AUTHOR:
 
@@ -2711,7 +2711,7 @@ def relations_iterator(self, strict=False):
                 for j in hd.breadth_first_search(i):
                     yield [elements[i], elements[j]]
 
-    def relations_number(self):
+    def number_of_relations(self):
         r"""
         Return the number of relations in the poset.
 
@@ -2724,10 +2724,10 @@ def relations_number(self):
         EXAMPLES::
 
             sage: P = posets.PentagonPoset()
-            sage: P.relations_number()
+            sage: P.number_of_relations()
             13
 
-            sage: posets.TamariLattice(4).relations_number()
+            sage: posets.TamariLattice(4).number_of_relations()
             68
 
         .. SEEALSO::
@@ -2736,13 +2736,15 @@ def relations_number(self):
 
         TESTS::
 
-            sage: Poset().relations_number()
+            sage: Poset().number_of_relations()
             0
         """
         return sum(1 for _ in self.relations_iterator())
 
     # Maybe this should also be deprecated.
-    intervals_number = relations_number
+    intervals_number = number_of_relations
+
+    relations_number = number_of_relations
 
     def linear_intervals_count(self) -> list[int]:
         """