There are several words with similar (in some sense) meaning:
Options, Settings, Properties, Configuration, Preferences
English is n
Settings: Thinking of a slider to select a value from 1 to 10 for example
Options: Thinking of an on/off button
Preferences: Thinking of a choice from multiple choices, like morning, afternoon or evening
Configuration: Technical settings probably end users should not know about. Like what is the data source?