diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/RouteResolver.ts b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/RouteResolver.ts
index 9da5836be4..77336988e2 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/RouteResolver.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/RouteResolver.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   RouteRef,
   ExternalRouteRef,
   SubRouteRef,
-  AnyRouteParams,
+  AnyRouteRefParams,
   RouteFunc,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import mapValues from 'lodash/mapValues';
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export class RouteResolver {
     private readonly appBasePath: string, // base path without a trailing slash
   ) {}
 
-  resolve<Params extends AnyRouteParams>(
+  resolve<Params extends AnyRouteRefParams>(
     anyRouteRef:
       | RouteRef<Params>
       | SubRouteRef<Params>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/extractRouteInfoFromInstanceTree.test.ts b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/extractRouteInfoFromInstanceTree.test.ts
index 86a071df79..0de33b50f2 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/extractRouteInfoFromInstanceTree.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-app-api/src/routing/extractRouteInfoFromInstanceTree.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { BackstagePlugin } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { extractRouteInfoFromInstanceTree } from './extractRouteInfoFromInstanceTree';
 import {
-  AnyRouteParams,
+  AnyRouteRefParams,
   Extension,
   RouteRef,
   coreExtensionData,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const ref2 = createRouteRef();
 const ref3 = createRouteRef();
 const ref4 = createRouteRef();
 const ref5 = createRouteRef();
-const refOrder: RouteRef<AnyRouteParams>[] = [ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5];
+const refOrder: RouteRef<AnyRouteRefParams>[] = [ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5];
 
 function createTestExtension(options: {
   id: string;
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
index 7753b1744e..9169d9c9e8 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/api-report.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export type AnyExternalRoutes = {
 };
 
 // @public
-export type AnyRouteParams =
+export type AnyRouteRefParams =
   | {
       [param in string]: string;
     }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export const coreExtensionData: {
   reactElement: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<JSX_2.Element, {}>;
   routePath: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<string, {}>;
   apiFactory: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<AnyApiFactory, {}>;
-  routeRef: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<RouteRef<AnyRouteParams>, {}>;
+  routeRef: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<RouteRef<AnyRouteRefParams>, {}>;
   navTarget: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<NavTarget, {}>;
   theme: ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<AppTheme, {}>;
 };
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export function createSchemaFromZod<TOutput, TInput>(
 // @public
 export function createSubRouteRef<
   Path extends string,
-  ParentParams extends AnyRouteParams = never,
+  ParentParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = never,
 >(config: {
   path: Path;
   parent: RouteRef<ParentParams>;
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ export interface ExtensionOverridesOptions {
 
 // @public
 export interface ExternalRouteRef<
-  TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams,
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
   TOptional extends boolean = boolean,
 > {
   // (undocumented)
@@ -454,14 +454,16 @@ export type PortableSchema<TOutput> = {
 };
 
 // @public
-export type RouteFunc<TParams extends AnyRouteParams> = (
+export type RouteFunc<TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams> = (
   ...[params]: TParams extends undefined
     ? readonly []
     : readonly [params: TParams]
 ) => string;
 
 // @public
-export interface RouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams> {
+export interface RouteRef<
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
+> {
   // (undocumented)
   readonly $$type: '@backstage/RouteRef';
   // (undocumented)
@@ -469,7 +471,9 @@ export interface RouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams> {
 }
 
 // @public
-export interface SubRouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams> {
+export interface SubRouteRef<
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
+> {
   // (undocumented)
   readonly $$type: '@backstage/SubRouteRef';
   // (undocumented)
@@ -481,18 +485,18 @@ export interface SubRouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams> {
 // @public
 export function useRouteRef<
   TOptional extends boolean,
-  TParams extends AnyRouteParams,
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams,
 >(
   routeRef: ExternalRouteRef<TParams, TOptional>,
 ): TParams extends true ? RouteFunc<TParams> | undefined : RouteFunc<TParams>;
 
 // @public
-export function useRouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteParams>(
+export function useRouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams>(
   routeRef: RouteRef<TParams> | SubRouteRef<TParams>,
 ): RouteFunc<TParams>;
 
 // @public
-export function useRouteRefParams<Params extends AnyRouteParams>(
+export function useRouteRefParams<Params extends AnyRouteRefParams>(
   _routeRef: RouteRef<Params> | SubRouteRef<Params>,
 ): Params;
 ```
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/ExternalRouteRef.test.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/ExternalRouteRef.test.ts
index ad47941833..727dc1f53e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/ExternalRouteRef.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/ExternalRouteRef.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   createExternalRouteRef,
   toInternalExternalRouteRef,
 } from './ExternalRouteRef';
-import { AnyRouteParams } from './types';
+import { AnyRouteRefParams } from './types';
 
 describe('ExternalRouteRef', () => {
   it('should be created', () => {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('ExternalRouteRef', () => {
 
   it('should properly infer and validate parameter types and assignments', () => {
     function checkRouteRef<
-      T extends AnyRouteParams,
+      T extends AnyRouteRefParams,
       TOptional extends boolean,
       TCheck extends TOptional,
     >(
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/ExternalRouteRef.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/ExternalRouteRef.ts
index ad5ad05f05..c9aabdef27 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/ExternalRouteRef.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/ExternalRouteRef.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import { RouteRefImpl } from './RouteRef';
 import { describeParentCallSite } from './describeParentCallSite';
-import { AnyRouteParams } from './types';
+import { AnyRouteRefParams } from './types';
 
 /**
  * Route descriptor, to be later bound to a concrete route by the app. Used to implement cross-plugin route references.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { AnyRouteParams } from './types';
  * @public
  */
 export interface ExternalRouteRef<
-  TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams,
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
   TOptional extends boolean = boolean,
 > {
   readonly $$type: '@backstage/ExternalRouteRef';
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export interface ExternalRouteRef<
 
 /** @internal */
 export interface InternalExternalRouteRef<
-  TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams,
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
   TOptional extends boolean = boolean,
 > extends ExternalRouteRef<TParams, TOptional> {
   readonly version: 'v1';
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export interface InternalExternalRouteRef<
 
 /** @internal */
 export function toInternalExternalRouteRef<
-  TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams,
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
   TOptional extends boolean = boolean,
 >(
   resource: ExternalRouteRef<TParams, TOptional>,
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/RouteRef.test.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/RouteRef.test.ts
index c8d7c22e35..de7a3de887 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/RouteRef.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/RouteRef.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { AnyRouteParams } from './types';
+import { AnyRouteRefParams } from './types';
 import { RouteRef, createRouteRef, toInternalRouteRef } from './RouteRef';
 
 describe('RouteRef', () => {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('RouteRef', () => {
   });
 
   it('should properly infer and validate parameter types and assignments', () => {
-    function checkRouteRef<T extends AnyRouteParams>(
+    function checkRouteRef<T extends AnyRouteRefParams>(
       _ref: RouteRef<T>,
       _params: T extends undefined ? undefined : T,
     ) {}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/RouteRef.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/RouteRef.ts
index 1085644993..da562e5273 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/RouteRef.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/RouteRef.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { describeParentCallSite } from './describeParentCallSite';
-import { AnyRouteParams } from './types';
+import { AnyRouteRefParams } from './types';
 
 /**
  * Absolute route reference.
@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ import { AnyRouteParams } from './types';
  *
  * @public
  */
-export interface RouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams> {
+export interface RouteRef<
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
+> {
   readonly $$type: '@backstage/RouteRef';
   readonly T: TParams;
 }
 
 /** @internal */
 export interface InternalRouteRef<
-  TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams,
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
 > extends RouteRef<TParams> {
   readonly version: 'v1';
   getParams(): string[];
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export interface InternalRouteRef<
 
 /** @internal */
 export function toInternalRouteRef<
-  TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams,
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
 >(resource: RouteRef<TParams>): InternalRouteRef<TParams> {
   const r = resource as InternalRouteRef<TParams>;
   if (r.$$type !== '@backstage/RouteRef') {
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/SubRouteRef.test.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/SubRouteRef.test.ts
index 5b1ef6d836..b04728c49b 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/SubRouteRef.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/SubRouteRef.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { AnyRouteParams } from './types';
+import { AnyRouteRefParams } from './types';
 import {
   SubRouteRef,
   createSubRouteRef,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe('SubRouteRef', () => {
   });
 
   it('should properly infer and parse path parameters', () => {
-    function checkSubRouteRef<T extends AnyRouteParams>(
+    function checkSubRouteRef<T extends AnyRouteRefParams>(
       _ref: SubRouteRef<T>,
       _params: T extends undefined ? undefined : T,
     ) {}
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/SubRouteRef.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/SubRouteRef.ts
index 5c093afa7a..74996ab4e7 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/SubRouteRef.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/SubRouteRef.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { RouteRef, toInternalRouteRef } from './RouteRef';
-import { AnyRouteParams } from './types';
+import { AnyRouteRefParams } from './types';
 
 // Should match the pattern in react-router
 const PARAM_PATTERN = /^\w+$/;
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ const PARAM_PATTERN = /^\w+$/;
  *
  * @public
  */
-export interface SubRouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams> {
+export interface SubRouteRef<
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
+> {
   readonly $$type: '@backstage/SubRouteRef';
 
   readonly T: TParams;
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ export interface SubRouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams> {
 
 /** @internal */
 export interface InternalSubRouteRef<
-  TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams,
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
 > extends SubRouteRef<TParams> {
   readonly version: 'v1';
 
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ export interface InternalSubRouteRef<
 
 /** @internal */
 export function toInternalSubRouteRef<
-  TParams extends AnyRouteParams = AnyRouteParams,
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = AnyRouteRefParams,
 >(resource: SubRouteRef<TParams>): InternalSubRouteRef<TParams> {
   const r = resource as InternalSubRouteRef<TParams>;
   if (r.$$type !== '@backstage/SubRouteRef') {
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ export function isSubRouteRef(opaque: {
 }
 
 /** @internal */
-export class SubRouteRefImpl<TParams extends AnyRouteParams>
+export class SubRouteRefImpl<TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams>
   implements SubRouteRef<TParams>
 {
   readonly $$type = '@backstage/SubRouteRef';
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ type PathParams<S extends string> = { [name in ParamNames<S>]: string };
  */
 type MergeParams<
   P1 extends { [param in string]: string },
-  P2 extends AnyRouteParams,
+  P2 extends AnyRouteRefParams,
 > = (P1[keyof P1] extends never ? {} : P1) & (P2 extends undefined ? {} : P2);
 
 /**
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ type TrimEmptyParams<Params extends { [param in string]: string }> =
  */
 type MakeSubRouteRef<
   Params extends { [param in string]: string },
-  ParentParams extends AnyRouteParams,
+  ParentParams extends AnyRouteRefParams,
 > = keyof Params & keyof ParentParams extends never
   ? SubRouteRef<TrimEmptyParams<MergeParams<Params, ParentParams>>>
   : never;
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ type MakeSubRouteRef<
  */
 export function createSubRouteRef<
   Path extends string,
-  ParentParams extends AnyRouteParams = never,
+  ParentParams extends AnyRouteRefParams = never,
 >(config: {
   path: Path;
   parent: RouteRef<ParentParams>;
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/index.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/index.ts
index d262bbed58..6c25f725b5 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/index.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-export type { AnyRouteParams } from './types';
+export type { AnyRouteRefParams } from './types';
 export { createRouteRef, type RouteRef } from './RouteRef';
 export { createSubRouteRef, type SubRouteRef } from './SubRouteRef';
 export {
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/types.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/types.ts
index 8fe0d7e8a4..3bf1323210 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/types.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/types.ts
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
  *
  * @public
  */
-export type AnyRouteParams = { [param in string]: string } | undefined;
+export type AnyRouteRefParams = { [param in string]: string } | undefined;
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.tsx b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.tsx
index 3754d2e6d5..dfcb110930 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRef.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { matchRoutes, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useVersionedContext } from '@backstage/version-bridge';
-import { AnyRouteParams } from './types';
+import { AnyRouteRefParams } from './types';
 import { RouteRef } from './RouteRef';
 import { SubRouteRef } from './SubRouteRef';
 import { ExternalRouteRef } from './ExternalRouteRef';
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import { ExternalRouteRef } from './ExternalRouteRef';
  *
  * @public
  */
-export type RouteFunc<TParams extends AnyRouteParams> = (
+export type RouteFunc<TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams> = (
   ...[params]: TParams extends undefined
     ? readonly []
     : readonly [params: TParams]
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export type RouteFunc<TParams extends AnyRouteParams> = (
  * @internal
  */
 export interface RouteResolver {
-  resolve<TParams extends AnyRouteParams>(
+  resolve<TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams>(
     anyRouteRef:
       | RouteRef<TParams>
       | SubRouteRef<TParams>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export interface RouteResolver {
  */
 export function useRouteRef<
   TOptional extends boolean,
-  TParams extends AnyRouteParams,
+  TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams,
 >(
   routeRef: ExternalRouteRef<TParams, TOptional>,
 ): TParams extends true ? RouteFunc<TParams> | undefined : RouteFunc<TParams>;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export function useRouteRef<
  * @returns A function that will in turn return the concrete URL of the `routeRef`.
  * @public
  */
-export function useRouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteParams>(
+export function useRouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams>(
   routeRef: RouteRef<TParams> | SubRouteRef<TParams>,
 ): RouteFunc<TParams>;
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export function useRouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteParams>(
  * @returns A function that will in turn return the concrete URL of the `routeRef`.
  * @public
  */
-export function useRouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteParams>(
+export function useRouteRef<TParams extends AnyRouteRefParams>(
   routeRef:
     | RouteRef<TParams>
     | SubRouteRef<TParams>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRefParams.ts b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRefParams.ts
index dbe34a4d01..1bbd8ec6b8 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRefParams.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-plugin-api/src/routing/useRouteRefParams.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { AnyRouteParams } from './types';
+import { AnyRouteRefParams } from './types';
 import { RouteRef } from './RouteRef';
 import { SubRouteRef } from './SubRouteRef';
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { SubRouteRef } from './SubRouteRef';
  * @param _routeRef - Ref of the current route.
  * @public
  */
-export function useRouteRefParams<Params extends AnyRouteParams>(
+export function useRouteRefParams<Params extends AnyRouteRefParams>(
   _routeRef: RouteRef<Params> | SubRouteRef<Params>,
 ): Params {
   return useParams() as Params;