diff --git a/regex-syntax/src/hir/literal.rs b/regex-syntax/src/hir/literal.rs
index 4a892d837..2fbcdcff2 100644
--- a/regex-syntax/src/hir/literal.rs
+++ b/regex-syntax/src/hir/literal.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ impl Extractor {
             }
             Class(hir::Class::Bytes(ref cls)) => self.extract_class_bytes(cls),
             Repetition(ref rep) => self.extract_repetition(rep),
-            Group(hir::Group { ref hir, .. }) => self.extract(hir),
+            Capture(hir::Capture { ref hir, .. }) => self.extract(hir),
             Concat(ref hirs) => match self.kind {
                 ExtractKind::Prefix => self.extract_concat(hirs.iter()),
                 ExtractKind::Suffix => self.extract_concat(hirs.iter().rev()),
diff --git a/regex-syntax/src/hir/mod.rs b/regex-syntax/src/hir/mod.rs
index d70cad947..7be604a66 100644
--- a/regex-syntax/src/hir/mod.rs
+++ b/regex-syntax/src/hir/mod.rs
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ pub enum HirKind {
     Look(Look),
     /// A repetition operation applied to a child expression.
     Repetition(Repetition),
-    /// A possibly capturing group, which contains a child expression.
-    Group(Group),
+    /// A capturing group, which contains a child expression.
+    Capture(Capture),
     /// A concatenation of expressions. A concatenation always has at least two
     /// child expressions.
     ///
@@ -329,11 +329,11 @@ impl Hir {
         Hir { kind: HirKind::Repetition(rep), props }
     }
 
-    /// Creates a group HIR expression.
+    /// Creates a capture HIR expression.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn group(group: Group) -> Hir {
-        let props = Properties::group(&group);
-        Hir { kind: HirKind::Group(group), props }
+    pub fn capture(capture: Capture) -> Hir {
+        let props = Properties::capture(&capture);
+        Hir { kind: HirKind::Capture(capture), props }
     }
 
     /// Returns the concatenation of the given expressions.
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ impl HirKind {
             | HirKind::Literal(_)
             | HirKind::Class(_)
             | HirKind::Look(_) => false,
-            HirKind::Group(_)
+            HirKind::Capture(_)
             | HirKind::Repetition(_)
             | HirKind::Concat(_)
             | HirKind::Alternation(_) => true,
@@ -1431,10 +1431,10 @@ impl Look {
 /// in a `Hir`. Instead, non-capturing grouping is handled automatically by
 /// the recursive structure of the `Hir` itself.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct Group {
-    /// The capture index of the group.
+pub struct Capture {
+    /// The capture index of the capture.
     pub index: u32,
-    /// The name of the group, if it exists.
+    /// The name of the capture, if it exists.
     pub name: Option<Box<str>>,
     /// The expression inside the capturing group, which may be empty.
     pub hir: Box<Hir>,
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ impl Drop for Hir {
             | HirKind::Literal(_)
             | HirKind::Class(_)
             | HirKind::Look(_) => return,
-            HirKind::Group(ref x) if !x.hir.kind.has_subexprs() => return,
+            HirKind::Capture(ref x) if !x.hir.kind.has_subexprs() => return,
             HirKind::Repetition(ref x) if !x.hir.kind.has_subexprs() => return,
             HirKind::Concat(ref x) if x.is_empty() => return,
             HirKind::Alternation(ref x) if x.is_empty() => return,
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ impl Drop for Hir {
                 | HirKind::Literal(_)
                 | HirKind::Class(_)
                 | HirKind::Look(_) => {}
-                HirKind::Group(ref mut x) => {
+                HirKind::Capture(ref mut x) => {
                     stack.push(mem::replace(&mut x.hir, Hir::empty()));
                 }
                 HirKind::Repetition(ref mut x) => {
@@ -1955,13 +1955,9 @@ impl Properties {
         Properties(Box::new(inner))
     }
 
-    /// Create a new set of HIR properties for a group.
-    fn group(group: &Group) -> Properties {
-        // FIXME: Groups really should always have the same properties as
-        // their child expressions. But the literal properties somewhat
-        // over-constrained in what they represent in order to make downstream
-        // analyses a bit more straight-forward.
-        let p = group.hir.properties();
+    /// Create a new set of HIR properties for a capture.
+    fn capture(capture: &Capture) -> Properties {
+        let p = capture.hir.properties();
         Properties(Box::new(PropertiesI {
             captures_len: p.captures_len().saturating_add(1),
             literal: false,
@@ -3055,7 +3051,7 @@ mod tests {
         let run = || {
             let mut expr = Hir::empty();
             for _ in 0..100 {
-                expr = Hir::group(Group {
+                expr = Hir::capture(Capture {
                     index: 1,
                     name: None,
                     hir: Box::new(expr),
diff --git a/regex-syntax/src/hir/print.rs b/regex-syntax/src/hir/print.rs
index 63d78ad00..ef654d40c 100644
--- a/regex-syntax/src/hir/print.rs
+++ b/regex-syntax/src/hir/print.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl<W: fmt::Write> Visitor for Writer<W> {
                     self.wtr.write_str(r"\B")?;
                 }
             },
-            HirKind::Group(hir::Group { ref name, .. }) => {
+            HirKind::Capture(hir::Capture { ref name, .. }) => {
                 self.wtr.write_str("(")?;
                 if let Some(ref name) = *name {
                     write!(self.wtr, "?P<{}>", name)?;
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ impl<W: fmt::Write> Visitor for Writer<W> {
                     self.wtr.write_str("?")?;
                 }
             }
-            HirKind::Group(_)
+            HirKind::Capture(_)
             | HirKind::Concat(_)
             | HirKind::Alternation(_) => {
                 self.wtr.write_str(r")")?;
diff --git a/regex-syntax/src/hir/translate.rs b/regex-syntax/src/hir/translate.rs
index b5bb41767..fcef47a1e 100644
--- a/regex-syntax/src/hir/translate.rs
+++ b/regex-syntax/src/hir/translate.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ enum HirFrame {
     /// This sentinel only exists to stop other things (like flattening
     /// literals) from reaching across repetition operators.
     Repetition,
-    /// This is pushed on to the stack upon first seeing any kind of group,
+    /// This is pushed on to the stack upon first seeing any kind of capture,
     /// indicated by parentheses (including non-capturing groups). It is popped
     /// upon leaving a group.
     Group {
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ impl<'t, 'p> Visitor for TranslatorI<'t, 'p> {
                 let expr = self.pop().unwrap().unwrap_expr();
                 let old_flags = self.pop().unwrap().unwrap_group();
                 self.trans().flags.set(old_flags);
-                self.push(HirFrame::Expr(self.hir_group(x, expr)));
+                self.push(HirFrame::Expr(self.hir_capture(x, expr)));
             }
             Ast::Concat(_) => {
                 let mut exprs = vec![];
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ impl<'t, 'p> TranslatorI<'t, 'p> {
         })
     }
 
-    fn hir_group(&self, group: &ast::Group, expr: Hir) -> Hir {
+    fn hir_capture(&self, group: &ast::Group, expr: Hir) -> Hir {
         let (index, name) = match group.kind {
             ast::GroupKind::CaptureIndex(index) => (index, None),
             ast::GroupKind::CaptureName { ref name, .. } => {
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ impl<'t, 'p> TranslatorI<'t, 'p> {
             // in which the data type is defined handles this automatically.
             ast::GroupKind::NonCapturing(_) => return expr,
         };
-        Hir::group(hir::Group { index, name, hir: Box::new(expr) })
+        Hir::capture(hir::Capture { index, name, hir: Box::new(expr) })
     }
 
     fn hir_repetition(&self, rep: &ast::Repetition, expr: Hir) -> Hir {
@@ -1352,12 +1352,12 @@ mod tests {
         Hir::literal(s)
     }
 
-    fn hir_group(index: u32, expr: Hir) -> Hir {
-        Hir::group(hir::Group { index, name: None, hir: Box::new(expr) })
+    fn hir_capture(index: u32, expr: Hir) -> Hir {
+        Hir::capture(hir::Capture { index, name: None, hir: Box::new(expr) })
     }
 
-    fn hir_group_name(index: u32, name: &str, expr: Hir) -> Hir {
-        Hir::group(hir::Group {
+    fn hir_capture_name(index: u32, name: &str, expr: Hir) -> Hir {
+        Hir::capture(hir::Capture {
             index,
             name: Some(name.into()),
             hir: Box::new(expr),
@@ -1528,35 +1528,35 @@ mod tests {
     fn empty() {
         assert_eq!(t(""), Hir::empty());
         assert_eq!(t("(?i)"), Hir::empty());
-        assert_eq!(t("()"), hir_group(1, Hir::empty()));
+        assert_eq!(t("()"), hir_capture(1, Hir::empty()));
         assert_eq!(t("(?:)"), Hir::empty());
-        assert_eq!(t("(?P<wat>)"), hir_group_name(1, "wat", Hir::empty()));
+        assert_eq!(t("(?P<wat>)"), hir_capture_name(1, "wat", Hir::empty()));
         assert_eq!(t("|"), hir_alt(vec![Hir::empty(), Hir::empty()]));
         assert_eq!(
             t("()|()"),
             hir_alt(vec![
-                hir_group(1, Hir::empty()),
-                hir_group(2, Hir::empty()),
+                hir_capture(1, Hir::empty()),
+                hir_capture(2, Hir::empty()),
             ])
         );
         assert_eq!(
             t("(|b)"),
-            hir_group(1, hir_alt(vec![Hir::empty(), hir_lit("b"),]))
+            hir_capture(1, hir_alt(vec![Hir::empty(), hir_lit("b"),]))
         );
         assert_eq!(
             t("(a|)"),
-            hir_group(1, hir_alt(vec![hir_lit("a"), Hir::empty(),]))
+            hir_capture(1, hir_alt(vec![hir_lit("a"), Hir::empty(),]))
         );
         assert_eq!(
             t("(a||c)"),
-            hir_group(
+            hir_capture(
                 1,
                 hir_alt(vec![hir_lit("a"), Hir::empty(), hir_lit("c"),])
             )
         );
         assert_eq!(
             t("(||)"),
-            hir_group(
+            hir_capture(
                 1,
                 hir_alt(vec![Hir::empty(), Hir::empty(), Hir::empty(),])
             )
@@ -1740,56 +1740,59 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn group() {
-        assert_eq!(t("(a)"), hir_group(1, hir_lit("a")));
+        assert_eq!(t("(a)"), hir_capture(1, hir_lit("a")));
         assert_eq!(
             t("(a)(b)"),
             hir_cat(vec![
-                hir_group(1, hir_lit("a")),
-                hir_group(2, hir_lit("b")),
+                hir_capture(1, hir_lit("a")),
+                hir_capture(2, hir_lit("b")),
             ])
         );
         assert_eq!(
             t("(a)|(b)"),
             hir_alt(vec![
-                hir_group(1, hir_lit("a")),
-                hir_group(2, hir_lit("b")),
+                hir_capture(1, hir_lit("a")),
+                hir_capture(2, hir_lit("b")),
             ])
         );
-        assert_eq!(t("(?P<foo>)"), hir_group_name(1, "foo", Hir::empty()));
-        assert_eq!(t("(?P<foo>a)"), hir_group_name(1, "foo", hir_lit("a")));
+        assert_eq!(t("(?P<foo>)"), hir_capture_name(1, "foo", Hir::empty()));
+        assert_eq!(t("(?P<foo>a)"), hir_capture_name(1, "foo", hir_lit("a")));
         assert_eq!(
             t("(?P<foo>a)(?P<bar>b)"),
             hir_cat(vec![
-                hir_group_name(1, "foo", hir_lit("a")),
-                hir_group_name(2, "bar", hir_lit("b")),
+                hir_capture_name(1, "foo", hir_lit("a")),
+                hir_capture_name(2, "bar", hir_lit("b")),
             ])
         );
         assert_eq!(t("(?:)"), Hir::empty());
         assert_eq!(t("(?:a)"), hir_lit("a"));
         assert_eq!(
             t("(?:a)(b)"),
-            hir_cat(vec![hir_lit("a"), hir_group(1, hir_lit("b")),])
+            hir_cat(vec![hir_lit("a"), hir_capture(1, hir_lit("b")),])
         );
         assert_eq!(
             t("(a)(?:b)(c)"),
             hir_cat(vec![
-                hir_group(1, hir_lit("a")),
+                hir_capture(1, hir_lit("a")),
                 hir_lit("b"),
-                hir_group(2, hir_lit("c")),
+                hir_capture(2, hir_lit("c")),
             ])
         );
         assert_eq!(
             t("(a)(?P<foo>b)(c)"),
             hir_cat(vec![
-                hir_group(1, hir_lit("a")),
-                hir_group_name(2, "foo", hir_lit("b")),
-                hir_group(3, hir_lit("c")),
+                hir_capture(1, hir_lit("a")),
+                hir_capture_name(2, "foo", hir_lit("b")),
+                hir_capture(3, hir_lit("c")),
             ])
         );
-        assert_eq!(t("()"), hir_group(1, Hir::empty()));
-        assert_eq!(t("((?i))"), hir_group(1, Hir::empty()));
-        assert_eq!(t("((?x))"), hir_group(1, Hir::empty()));
-        assert_eq!(t("(((?x)))"), hir_group(1, hir_group(2, Hir::empty())));
+        assert_eq!(t("()"), hir_capture(1, Hir::empty()));
+        assert_eq!(t("((?i))"), hir_capture(1, Hir::empty()));
+        assert_eq!(t("((?x))"), hir_capture(1, Hir::empty()));
+        assert_eq!(
+            t("(((?x)))"),
+            hir_capture(1, hir_capture(2, Hir::empty()))
+        );
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1818,7 +1821,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(
             t("((?i-u)a)b"),
             hir_cat(vec![
-                hir_group(1, hir_bclass(&[(b'A', b'A'), (b'a', b'a')])),
+                hir_capture(1, hir_bclass(&[(b'A', b'A'), (b'a', b'a')])),
                 hir_lit("b"),
             ])
         );
@@ -1908,7 +1911,7 @@ mod tests {
             t("ab?"),
             hir_cat(vec![hir_lit("a"), hir_quest(true, hir_lit("b")),])
         );
-        assert_eq!(t("(ab)?"), hir_quest(true, hir_group(1, hir_lit("ab"))));
+        assert_eq!(t("(ab)?"), hir_quest(true, hir_capture(1, hir_lit("ab"))));
         assert_eq!(
             t("a|b?"),
             hir_alt(vec![hir_lit("a"), hir_quest(true, hir_lit("b")),])
@@ -1922,7 +1925,7 @@ mod tests {
         let c = || hir_look(hir::Look::WordUnicode);
         let d = || hir_look(hir::Look::WordUnicodeNegate);
 
-        assert_eq!(t("(^$)"), hir_group(1, hir_cat(vec![a(), b()])));
+        assert_eq!(t("(^$)"), hir_capture(1, hir_cat(vec![a(), b()])));
         assert_eq!(t("^|$"), hir_alt(vec![a(), b()]));
         assert_eq!(t(r"^|$|\b"), hir_alt(vec![a(), b(), c()]));
         assert_eq!(
@@ -1933,11 +1936,14 @@ mod tests {
                 hir_cat(vec![c(), d()]),
             ])
         );
-        assert_eq!(t("(^|$)"), hir_group(1, hir_alt(vec![a(), b()])));
-        assert_eq!(t(r"(^|$|\b)"), hir_group(1, hir_alt(vec![a(), b(), c()])));
+        assert_eq!(t("(^|$)"), hir_capture(1, hir_alt(vec![a(), b()])));
+        assert_eq!(
+            t(r"(^|$|\b)"),
+            hir_capture(1, hir_alt(vec![a(), b(), c()]))
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             t(r"(^$|$\b|\b\B)"),
-            hir_group(
+            hir_capture(
                 1,
                 hir_alt(vec![
                     hir_cat(vec![a(), b()]),
@@ -1948,15 +1954,15 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(
             t(r"(^$|($\b|(\b\B)))"),
-            hir_group(
+            hir_capture(
                 1,
                 hir_alt(vec![
                     hir_cat(vec![a(), b()]),
-                    hir_group(
+                    hir_capture(
                         2,
                         hir_alt(vec![
                             hir_cat(vec![b(), c()]),
-                            hir_group(3, hir_cat(vec![c(), d()])),
+                            hir_capture(3, hir_cat(vec![c(), d()])),
                         ])
                     ),
                 ])
diff --git a/regex-syntax/src/hir/visitor.rs b/regex-syntax/src/hir/visitor.rs
index 0012d5697..ba1db238a 100644
--- a/regex-syntax/src/hir/visitor.rs
+++ b/regex-syntax/src/hir/visitor.rs
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ enum Frame<'a> {
     /// A stack frame allocated just before descending into a repetition
     /// operator's child node.
     Repetition(&'a hir::Repetition),
-    /// A stack frame allocated just before descending into a group's child
+    /// A stack frame allocated just before descending into a capture's child
     /// node.
-    Group(&'a hir::Group),
+    Capture(&'a hir::Capture),
     /// The stack frame used while visiting every child node of a concatenation
     /// of expressions.
     Concat {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl<'a> HeapVisitor<'a> {
     fn induct(&mut self, hir: &'a Hir) -> Option<Frame<'a>> {
         match *hir.kind() {
             HirKind::Repetition(ref x) => Some(Frame::Repetition(x)),
-            HirKind::Group(ref x) => Some(Frame::Group(x)),
+            HirKind::Capture(ref x) => Some(Frame::Capture(x)),
             HirKind::Concat(ref x) if x.is_empty() => None,
             HirKind::Concat(ref x) => {
                 Some(Frame::Concat { head: &x[0], tail: &x[1..] })
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl<'a> HeapVisitor<'a> {
     fn pop(&self, induct: Frame<'a>) -> Option<Frame<'a>> {
         match induct {
             Frame::Repetition(_) => None,
-            Frame::Group(_) => None,
+            Frame::Capture(_) => None,
             Frame::Concat { tail, .. } => {
                 if tail.is_empty() {
                     None
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ impl<'a> Frame<'a> {
     fn child(&self) -> &'a Hir {
         match *self {
             Frame::Repetition(rep) => &rep.hir,
-            Frame::Group(group) => &group.hir,
+            Frame::Capture(capture) => &capture.hir,
             Frame::Concat { head, .. } => head,
             Frame::Alternation { head, .. } => head,
         }
diff --git a/src/compile.rs b/src/compile.rs
index 692533340..50ab78700 100644
--- a/src/compile.rs
+++ b/src/compile.rs
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ impl Compiler {
                     self.c_empty_look(prog::EmptyLook::NotWordBoundary)
                 }
             },
-            Group(hir::Group { index, ref name, ref hir }) => {
+            Capture(hir::Capture { index, ref name, ref hir }) => {
                 if index as usize >= self.compiled.captures.len() {
                     let name = match *name {
                         None => None,