diff --git a/docs/entity.md b/docs/entity.md
index b774afc7e..ce909a54b 100644
--- a/docs/entity.md
+++ b/docs/entity.md
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ auto &[pos, vel] = registry.get<position, velocity>(entity);
 
 The `get` member function template gives direct access to the component of an
 entity stored in the underlying data structures of the registry. There exists
-also an alternative member function named `get_if` that returns a pointer to the
-component owned by an entity if any, a null pointer otherwise.
+also an alternative member function named `try_get` that returns a pointer to
+the component owned by an entity if any, a null pointer otherwise.
 
 ## Observe changes
 
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/actor.hpp b/src/entt/entity/actor.hpp
index 00d0d1e81..de85cbb36 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/actor.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/actor.hpp
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ struct actor {
      * @return Pointers to the components owned by the actor.
      */
     template<typename... Component>
-    auto get_if() const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        return std::as_const(*reg).template get_if<Component...>(entt);
+    auto try_get() const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+        return std::as_const(*reg).template try_get<Component...>(entt);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ struct actor {
      * @return Pointers to the components owned by the actor.
      */
     template<typename... Component>
-    auto get_if() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        return reg->template get_if<Component...>(entt);
+    auto try_get() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+        return reg->template try_get<Component...>(entt);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/prototype.hpp b/src/entt/entity/prototype.hpp
index 190be6f1a..da678422c 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/prototype.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/prototype.hpp
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ public:
      * @return Pointers to the components owned by the prototype.
      */
     template<typename... Component>
-    auto get_if() const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+    auto try_get() const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 1) {
-            const auto *wrapper = reg->template get_if<component_wrapper<Component...>>(entity);
+            const auto *wrapper = reg->template try_get<component_wrapper<Component...>>(entity);
             return wrapper ? &wrapper->component : nullptr;
         } else {
-            return std::tuple<const Component *...>{get_if<Component>()...};
+            return std::tuple<const Component *...>{try_get<Component>()...};
         }
     }
 
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ public:
      * @return Pointers to the components owned by the prototype.
      */
     template<typename... Component>
-    inline auto get_if() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+    inline auto try_get() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 1) {
-            return (const_cast<Component *>(std::as_const(*this).template get_if<Component>()), ...);
+            return (const_cast<Component *>(std::as_const(*this).template try_get<Component>()), ...);
         } else {
-            return std::tuple<Component *...>{get_if<Component>()...};
+            return std::tuple<Component *...>{try_get<Component>()...};
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
index c1a4f3048..070eeb4c6 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
@@ -688,13 +688,13 @@ public:
      * @return Pointers to the components owned by the entity.
      */
     template<typename... Component>
-    auto get_if([[maybe_unused]] const entity_type entity) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+    auto try_get([[maybe_unused]] const entity_type entity) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
         assert(valid(entity));
 
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 1) {
-            return managed<Component...>() ? pool<Component...>().get_if(entity) : nullptr;
+            return managed<Component...>() ? pool<Component...>().try_get(entity) : nullptr;
         } else {
-            return std::tuple<const Component *...>{get_if<Component>(entity)...};
+            return std::tuple<const Component *...>{try_get<Component>(entity)...};
         }
     }
 
@@ -711,11 +711,11 @@ public:
      * @return Pointers to the components owned by the entity.
      */
     template<typename... Component>
-    inline auto get_if([[maybe_unused]] const entity_type entity) ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+    inline auto try_get([[maybe_unused]] const entity_type entity) ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 1) {
-            return (const_cast<Component *>(std::as_const(*this).template get_if<Component>(entity)), ...);
+            return (const_cast<Component *>(std::as_const(*this).template try_get<Component>(entity)), ...);
         } else {
-            return std::tuple<Component *...>{get_if<Component>(entity)...};
+            return std::tuple<Component *...>{try_get<Component>(entity)...};
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp b/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
index 2f29f5752..bdc665a0a 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ public:
      * @param entity A valid entity identifier.
      * @return The object associated with the entity, if any.
      */
-    const object_type * get_if(const entity_type entity) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+    const object_type * try_get(const entity_type entity) const ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
         return underlying_type::has(entity) ? (instances.data() + underlying_type::get(entity)) : nullptr;
     }
 
@@ -899,8 +899,8 @@ public:
      * @param entity A valid entity identifier.
      * @return The object associated with the entity, if any.
      */
-    inline object_type * get_if(const entity_type entity) ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        return const_cast<object_type *>(std::as_const(*this).get_if(entity));
+    inline object_type * try_get(const entity_type entity) ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+        return const_cast<object_type *>(std::as_const(*this).try_get(entity));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/actor.cpp b/test/entt/entity/actor.cpp
index 14100757a..e63949830 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/actor.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/actor.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ TEST(Actor, Component) {
     ASSERT_EQ(&cchar, &cactor.get<char>());
     ASSERT_EQ(&cint, &std::get<0>(actor.get<int, char>()));
     ASSERT_EQ(&cchar, &std::get<1>(actor.get<int, char>()));
-    ASSERT_EQ(&cint, std::get<0>(actor.get_if<int, char, double>()));
-    ASSERT_EQ(&cchar, std::get<1>(actor.get_if<int, char, double>()));
-    ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, std::get<2>(actor.get_if<int, char, double>()));
-    ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, actor.get_if<double>());
-    ASSERT_EQ(&cchar, actor.get_if<char>());
-    ASSERT_EQ(&cint, actor.get_if<int>());
+    ASSERT_EQ(&cint, std::get<0>(actor.try_get<int, char, double>()));
+    ASSERT_EQ(&cchar, std::get<1>(actor.try_get<int, char, double>()));
+    ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, std::get<2>(actor.try_get<int, char, double>()));
+    ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, actor.try_get<double>());
+    ASSERT_EQ(&cchar, actor.try_get<char>());
+    ASSERT_EQ(&cint, actor.try_get<int>());
 
     ASSERT_FALSE(registry.empty<int>());
     ASSERT_FALSE(registry.empty());
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/prototype.cpp b/test/entt/entity/prototype.cpp
index d21a95205..65a8dac4e 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/prototype.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/prototype.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ TEST(Prototype, SameRegistry) {
     ASSERT_EQ(std::get<0>(prototype.get<int, char>()), 3);
     ASSERT_EQ(std::get<1>(cprototype.get<int, char>()), 'c');
 
-    ASSERT_NE(prototype.get_if<int>(), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_NE(prototype.get_if<char>(), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_EQ(prototype.get_if<double>(), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_EQ(*prototype.get_if<int>(), 3);
-    ASSERT_EQ(*cprototype.get_if<char>(), 'c');
-    ASSERT_EQ(*std::get<0>(prototype.get_if<int, char, double>()), 3);
-    ASSERT_EQ(*std::get<1>(cprototype.get_if<int, char, double>()), 'c');
+    ASSERT_NE(prototype.try_get<int>(), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(prototype.try_get<char>(), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(prototype.try_get<double>(), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(*prototype.try_get<int>(), 3);
+    ASSERT_EQ(*cprototype.try_get<char>(), 'c');
+    ASSERT_EQ(*std::get<0>(prototype.try_get<int, char, double>()), 3);
+    ASSERT_EQ(*std::get<1>(cprototype.try_get<int, char, double>()), 'c');
 
     const auto e0 = prototype.create();
 
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp b/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp
index 4fe752502..19e591727 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ TEST(Registry, Functionalities) {
     ASSERT_FALSE((registry.has<int, char>(e0)));
     ASSERT_TRUE((registry.has<int, char>(e1)));
 
-    ASSERT_EQ(registry.get_if<int>(e0), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_NE(registry.get_if<int>(e1), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_EQ(registry.get_if<char>(e0), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_NE(registry.get_if<char>(e1), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_EQ(registry.get_if<double>(e0), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_EQ(registry.get_if<double>(e1), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(registry.try_get<int>(e0), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(registry.try_get<int>(e1), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(registry.try_get<char>(e0), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(registry.try_get<char>(e1), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(registry.try_get<double>(e0), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(registry.try_get<double>(e1), nullptr);
 
     ASSERT_EQ(registry.assign<int>(e0, 42), 42);
     ASSERT_EQ(registry.assign<char>(e0, 'c'), 'c');
@@ -104,16 +104,16 @@ TEST(Registry, Functionalities) {
     ASSERT_EQ(registry.get<int>(e0), 42);
     ASSERT_EQ(registry.get<char>(e0), 'c');
 
-    ASSERT_NE(registry.get_if<int>(e0), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_NE(registry.get_if<char>(e0), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_EQ(registry.get_if<double>(e0), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_EQ(*registry.get_if<int>(e0), 42);
-    ASSERT_EQ(*registry.get_if<char>(e0), 'c');
+    ASSERT_NE(registry.try_get<int>(e0), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(registry.try_get<char>(e0), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(registry.try_get<double>(e0), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_EQ(*registry.try_get<int>(e0), 42);
+    ASSERT_EQ(*registry.try_get<char>(e0), 'c');
 
     ASSERT_EQ(std::get<0>(registry.get<int, char>(e0)), 42);
-    ASSERT_EQ(*std::get<0>(registry.get_if<int, char, double>(e0)), 42);
+    ASSERT_EQ(*std::get<0>(registry.try_get<int, char, double>(e0)), 42);
     ASSERT_EQ(std::get<1>(static_cast<const entt::registry<> &>(registry).get<int, char>(e0)), 'c');
-    ASSERT_EQ(*std::get<1>(static_cast<const entt::registry<> &>(registry).get_if<int, char, double>(e0)), 'c');
+    ASSERT_EQ(*std::get<1>(static_cast<const entt::registry<> &>(registry).try_get<int, char, double>(e0)), 'c');
 
     ASSERT_EQ(registry.get<int>(e0), registry.get<int>(e2));
     ASSERT_EQ(registry.get<char>(e0), registry.get<char>(e2));
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp b/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp
index 0d130a3da..3dd899474 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ TEST(SparseSetWithType, Functionalities) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(set.has(42));
     ASSERT_TRUE(set.fast(42));
     ASSERT_EQ(set.get(42), 3);
+    ASSERT_EQ(*set.try_get(42), 3);
+    ASSERT_EQ(set.try_get(99), nullptr);
 
     set.destroy(42);
 
@@ -377,6 +379,8 @@ TEST(SparseSetWithType, Functionalities) {
     set.construct(42, 12);
 
     ASSERT_EQ(set.get(42), 12);
+    ASSERT_EQ(*set.try_get(42), 12);
+    ASSERT_EQ(set.try_get(99), nullptr);
 
     set.reset();
 
@@ -392,7 +396,7 @@ TEST(SparseSetWithType, Functionalities) {
     other = std::move(set);
 }
 
-    TEST(SparseSetWithType, AggregatesMustWork) {
+TEST(SparseSetWithType, AggregatesMustWork) {
     struct aggregate_type { int value; };
     // the goal of this test is to enforce the requirements for aggregate types
     entt::sparse_set<std::uint64_t, aggregate_type>{}.construct(0, 42);