diff --git a/packages/govuk-frontend-review/src/views/examples/translated/index.njk b/packages/govuk-frontend-review/src/views/examples/translated/index.njk
index b8fc294af3..3ba09e3c52 100644
--- a/packages/govuk-frontend-review/src/views/examples/translated/index.njk
+++ b/packages/govuk-frontend-review/src/views/examples/translated/index.njk
@@ -954,11 +954,11 @@
         i18n: {
           showAllSections: 'Dangos adrannau',
           hideAllSections: 'Cuddio adrannau',
+          showSection: 'Dangos',
+          showSectionAriaLabel: 'Dangos adran',
+          hideSection: 'Cuddio',
+          hideSectionAriaLabel: 'Cuddio adran'
         },
-        'i18n.showSection': 'Dangos',
-        'i18n.showSectionAriaLabel': 'Dangos adran',
-        'i18n.hideSection': 'Cuddio',
-        'i18n.hideSectionAriaLabel': 'Cuddio adran'
       }
     })
   </script>
diff --git a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/common/index.mjs b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/common/index.mjs
index edd37de3c6..c5181b315d 100644
--- a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/common/index.mjs
+++ b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/common/index.mjs
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ export function mergeConfigs(...configObjects) {
  * object, removing the namespace in the process, normalising all values
  *
  * @internal
- * @param {ObjectNested} configObject - The object to extract key-value pairs from
+ * @param {DOMStringMap} dataset - The object to extract key-value pairs from
  * @param {string} namespace - The namespace to filter keys with
  * @returns {ObjectNested} Nested object with dot-separated key namespace removed
  */
-export function extractConfigByNamespace(configObject, namespace) {
+export function extractConfigByNamespace(dataset, namespace) {
   const newObject = /** @type {ObjectNested} */ ({})
 
-  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(configObject)) {
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(dataset)) {
     // Split the key into parts, using . as our namespace separator
     const keyParts = key.split('.')
 
diff --git a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/accordion/accordion.mjs b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/accordion/accordion.mjs
index fc20549fcf..27806f4866 100644
--- a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/accordion/accordion.mjs
+++ b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/accordion/accordion.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { mergeConfigs, extractConfigByNamespace } from '../../common/index.mjs'
+import { mergeConfigs } from '../../common/index.mjs'
 import { normaliseDataset } from '../../common/normalise-dataset.mjs'
 import { ElementError } from '../../errors/index.mjs'
 import { GOVUKFrontendComponent } from '../../govuk-frontend-component.mjs'
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ export class Accordion extends GOVUKFrontendComponent {
       normaliseDataset($module.dataset, Accordion.schema)
     )
 
-    this.i18n = new I18n(extractConfigByNamespace(this.config, 'i18n'))
+    this.i18n = new I18n(this.config.i18n)
 
     const $sections = this.$module.querySelectorAll(`.${this.sectionClass}`)
     if (!$sections.length) {
diff --git a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/character-count/character-count.mjs b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/character-count/character-count.mjs
index c208c7a178..3a1f4fdc15 100644
--- a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/character-count/character-count.mjs
+++ b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/character-count/character-count.mjs
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import { closestAttributeValue } from '../../common/closest-attribute-value.mjs'
-import {
-  extractConfigByNamespace,
-  mergeConfigs,
-  validateConfig
-} from '../../common/index.mjs'
+import { mergeConfigs, validateConfig } from '../../common/index.mjs'
 import { normaliseDataset } from '../../common/normalise-dataset.mjs'
 import { ConfigError, ElementError } from '../../errors/index.mjs'
 import { GOVUKFrontendComponent } from '../../govuk-frontend-component.mjs'
@@ -125,7 +121,7 @@ export class CharacterCount extends GOVUKFrontendComponent {
       throw new ConfigError(`Character count: ${errors[0]}`)
     }
 
-    this.i18n = new I18n(extractConfigByNamespace(this.config, 'i18n'), {
+    this.i18n = new I18n(this.config.i18n, {
       // Read the fallback if necessary rather than have it set in the defaults
       locale: closestAttributeValue($module, 'lang')
     })
diff --git a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/exit-this-page/exit-this-page.mjs b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/exit-this-page/exit-this-page.mjs
index 1c3e4ea935..8cd5060dd1 100644
--- a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/exit-this-page/exit-this-page.mjs
+++ b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/components/exit-this-page/exit-this-page.mjs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { mergeConfigs, extractConfigByNamespace } from '../../common/index.mjs'
+import { mergeConfigs } from '../../common/index.mjs'
 import { normaliseDataset } from '../../common/normalise-dataset.mjs'
 import { ElementError } from '../../errors/index.mjs'
 import { GOVUKFrontendComponent } from '../../govuk-frontend-component.mjs'
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export class ExitThisPage extends GOVUKFrontendComponent {
       normaliseDataset($module.dataset, ExitThisPage.schema)
     )
 
-    this.i18n = new I18n(extractConfigByNamespace(this.config, 'i18n'))
+    this.i18n = new I18n(this.config.i18n)
     this.$module = $module
     this.$button = $button
 
diff --git a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/i18n.jsdom.test.mjs b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/i18n.jsdom.test.mjs
index 8c68a952f7..5b8a26a991 100644
--- a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/i18n.jsdom.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/i18n.jsdom.test.mjs
@@ -208,8 +208,10 @@ describe('I18n', () => {
       it('interpolates the count variable into the correct plural form', () => {
         const i18n = new I18n(
           {
-            'test.one': '%{count} test',
-            'test.other': '%{count} tests'
+            test: {
+              one: '%{count} test',
+              other: '%{count} tests'
+            }
           },
           {
             locale: 'en'
@@ -245,8 +247,10 @@ describe('I18n', () => {
 
       const i18n = new I18n(
         {
-          'test.one': 'test',
-          'test.other': 'test'
+          test: {
+            one: 'test',
+            other: 'test'
+          }
         },
         {
           locale: 'en'
@@ -260,8 +264,10 @@ describe('I18n', () => {
     it('falls back to internal fallback rules', () => {
       const i18n = new I18n(
         {
-          'test.one': 'test',
-          'test.other': 'test'
+          test: {
+            one: 'test',
+            other: 'test'
+          }
         },
         {
           locale: 'en'
@@ -284,8 +290,10 @@ describe('I18n', () => {
     it('returns the preferred plural form for the locale if a translation exists', () => {
       const i18n = new I18n(
         {
-          'test.one': 'test',
-          'test.other': 'test'
+          test: {
+            one: 'test',
+            other: 'test'
+          }
         },
         {
           locale: 'en'
@@ -304,7 +312,9 @@ describe('I18n', () => {
       ({ count }) => {
         const i18n = new I18n(
           {
-            'test.other': 'test'
+            test: {
+              other: 'test'
+            }
           },
           {
             locale: 'cy'
@@ -318,7 +328,9 @@ describe('I18n', () => {
     it('logs a console warning when falling back to `other`', () => {
       const i18n = new I18n(
         {
-          'test.other': 'test'
+          test: {
+            other: 'test'
+          }
         },
         {
           locale: 'en'
@@ -348,7 +360,9 @@ describe('I18n', () => {
     it('throws an error if a plural form is not provided and neither is `other`', () => {
       const i18n = new I18n(
         {
-          'test.one': 'test'
+          test: {
+            one: 'test'
+          }
         },
         {
           locale: 'en'
@@ -363,7 +377,9 @@ describe('I18n', () => {
     it('returns `other` for non-numbers', () => {
       const i18n = new I18n(
         {
-          'test.other': 'test'
+          test: {
+            other: 'test'
+          }
         },
         {
           locale: 'en'
diff --git a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/i18n.mjs b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/i18n.mjs
index dcac3063c6..2c1200feda 100644
--- a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/i18n.mjs
+++ b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/i18n.mjs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export class I18n {
 
   /**
    * @internal
-   * @param {{ [key: string]: unknown }} translations - Key-value pairs of the translation strings to use.
+   * @param {{ [key: string]: string | TranslationPluralForms }} translations - Key-value pairs of the translation strings to use.
    * @param {object} [config] - Configuration options for the function.
    * @param {string | null} [config.locale] - An overriding locale for the PluralRules functionality.
    */
@@ -39,33 +39,35 @@ export class I18n {
       throw new Error('i18n: lookup key missing')
     }
 
+    // Fetch the translation for that lookup key
+    let translation = this.translations[lookupKey]
+
     // If the `count` option is set, determine which plural suffix is needed and
     // change the lookupKey to match. We check to see if it's numeric instead of
     // falsy, as this could legitimately be 0.
-    if (typeof options?.count === 'number') {
-      // Get the plural suffix
-      lookupKey = `${lookupKey}.${this.getPluralSuffix(
-        lookupKey,
-        options.count
-      )}`
-    }
+    if (typeof options?.count === 'number' && typeof translation === 'object') {
+      const translationPluralForm =
+        translation[this.getPluralSuffix(lookupKey, options.count)]
 
-    // Fetch the translation string for that lookup key
-    const translationString = this.translations[lookupKey]
+      // Update translation with plural suffix
+      if (translationPluralForm) {
+        translation = translationPluralForm
+      }
+    }
 
-    if (typeof translationString === 'string') {
+    if (typeof translation === 'string') {
       // Check for ${} placeholders in the translation string
-      if (translationString.match(/%{(.\S+)}/)) {
+      if (translation.match(/%{(.\S+)}/)) {
         if (!options) {
           throw new Error(
             'i18n: cannot replace placeholders in string if no option data provided'
           )
         }
 
-        return this.replacePlaceholders(translationString, options)
+        return this.replacePlaceholders(translation, options)
       }
 
-      return translationString
+      return translation
     }
 
     // If the key wasn't found in our translations object,
@@ -174,6 +176,9 @@ export class I18n {
       return 'other'
     }
 
+    // Fetch the translation for that lookup key
+    const translation = this.translations[lookupKey]
+
     // Check to verify that all the requirements for Intl.PluralRules are met.
     // If so, we can use that instead of our custom implementation. Otherwise,
     // use the hardcoded fallback.
@@ -182,16 +187,18 @@ export class I18n {
       : this.selectPluralFormUsingFallbackRules(count)
 
     // Use the correct plural form if provided
-    if (`${lookupKey}.${preferredForm}` in this.translations) {
-      return preferredForm
-      // Fall back to `other` if the plural form is missing, but log a warning
-      // to the console
-    } else if (`${lookupKey}.other` in this.translations) {
-      console.warn(
-        `i18n: Missing plural form ".${preferredForm}" for "${this.locale}" locale. Falling back to ".other".`
-      )
+    if (typeof translation === 'object') {
+      if (preferredForm in translation) {
+        return preferredForm
+        // Fall back to `other` if the plural form is missing, but log a warning
+        // to the console
+      } else if ('other' in translation) {
+        console.warn(
+          `i18n: Missing plural form ".${preferredForm}" for "${this.locale}" locale. Falling back to ".other".`
+        )
 
-      return 'other'
+        return 'other'
+      }
     }
 
     // If the required `other` plural form is missing, all we can do is error