diff --git a/idom_router/__init__.py b/idom_router/__init__.py
index 0598a4a..2ccf316 100644
--- a/idom_router/__init__.py
+++ b/idom_router/__init__.py
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 from .router import (
     Route,
-    RoutesConstructor,
-    configure,
+    RouterConstructor,
+    create_router,
     link,
     use_location,
     use_params,
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 )
 
 __all__ = [
-    "configure",
+    "create_router",
     "link",
     "Route",
-    "RoutesConstructor",
+    "RouterConstructor",
     "use_location",
     "use_params",
     "use_query",
diff --git a/idom_router/router.py b/idom_router/router.py
index 6a68c2c..af6c84f 100644
--- a/idom_router/router.py
+++ b/idom_router/router.py
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
     from typing_extensions import Protocol  # type: ignore
 
 
-class RoutesConstructor(Protocol):
+class RouterConstructor(Protocol):
     def __call__(self, *routes: Route) -> ComponentType:
         ...
 
 
-def configure(
+def create_router(
     implementation: BackendImplementation[Any] | Callable[[], Location]
-) -> RoutesConstructor:
+) -> RouterConstructor:
     if isinstance(implementation, BackendImplementation):
         use_location = implementation.use_location
     elif callable(implementation):
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def configure(
         )
 
     @component
-    def routes(*routes: Route) -> ComponentType | None:
+    def router(*routes: Route) -> ComponentType | None:
         initial_location = use_location()
         location, set_location = use_state(initial_location)
         compiled_routes = use_memo(
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def routes(*routes: Route) -> ComponentType | None:
                 )
         return None
 
-    return routes
+    return router
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/tests/test_router.py b/tests/test_router.py
index ee83f81..378ba28 100644
--- a/tests/test_router.py
+++ b/tests/test_router.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 from idom_router import (
     Route,
-    RoutesConstructor,
-    configure,
+    RouterConstructor,
+    create_router,
     link,
     use_location,
     use_params,
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def routes(backend: BackendFixture):
-    return configure(backend.implementation)
+def router(backend: BackendFixture):
+    return create_router(backend.implementation)
 
 
-def test_configure(backend):
-    configure(backend.implementation)
-    configure(backend.implementation.use_location)
+def test_create_router(backend):
+    create_router(backend.implementation)
+    create_router(backend.implementation.use_location)
     with pytest.raises(
         TypeError, match="Expected a 'BackendImplementation' or 'use_location' hook"
     ):
-        configure(None)
+        create_router(None)
 
 
-async def test_simple_router(display: DisplayFixture, routes: RoutesConstructor):
+async def test_simple_router(display: DisplayFixture, router: RouterConstructor):
     def make_location_check(path, *routes):
         name = path.lstrip("/").replace("/", "-")
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def check_location():
 
     @component
     def sample():
-        return routes(
+        return router(
             make_location_check("/a"),
             make_location_check("/b"),
             make_location_check("/c"),
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ def sample():
     assert not await root_element.inner_html()
 
 
-async def test_nested_routes(display: DisplayFixture, routes: RoutesConstructor):
+async def test_nested_routes(display: DisplayFixture, router: RouterConstructor):
     @component
     def sample():
-        return routes(
+        return router(
             Route(
                 "/a",
                 html.h1({"id": "a"}, "A"),
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ def sample():
         await display.page.wait_for_selector(selector)
 
 
-async def test_navigate_with_link(display: DisplayFixture, routes: RoutesConstructor):
+async def test_navigate_with_link(display: DisplayFixture, router: RouterConstructor):
     render_count = Ref(0)
 
     @component
     def sample():
         render_count.current += 1
-        return routes(
+        return router(
             Route("/", link({"id": "root"}, "Root", to="/a")),
             Route("/a", link({"id": "a"}, "A", to="/b")),
             Route("/b", link({"id": "b"}, "B", to="/c")),
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def sample():
     assert render_count.current == 1
 
 
-async def test_use_params(display: DisplayFixture, routes: RoutesConstructor):
+async def test_use_params(display: DisplayFixture, router: RouterConstructor):
     expected_params = {}
 
     @component
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def check_params():
 
     @component
     def sample():
-        return routes(
+        return router(
             Route(
                 "/first/{first:str}",
                 check_params(),
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def sample():
         await display.page.wait_for_selector("#success")
 
 
-async def test_use_query(display: DisplayFixture, routes: RoutesConstructor):
+async def test_use_query(display: DisplayFixture, router: RouterConstructor):
     expected_query = {}
 
     @component
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def check_query():
 
     @component
     def sample():
-        return routes(Route("/", check_query()))
+        return router(Route("/", check_query()))
 
     await display.show(sample)