diff --git a/src/util/i18n.cpp b/src/util/i18n.cpp
index 58c3627..2831d28 100644
--- a/src/util/i18n.cpp
+++ b/src/util/i18n.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,38 @@ namespace util {
 
 using json = nlohmann::json;
 
+namespace {
+
+// Map a printf conversion char to its varargs argument class: 'i' (int-promoted), 'f'
+// (double), 'p' (pointer/string). This is what matters for safety — reading a double slot
+// as an int (or vice-versa) is undefined behavior; interchanging d/x is merely cosmetic.
+char conversionClass(char c)
+{
+    switch (c) {
+        case 'd': case 'i': case 'o': case 'u': case 'x': case 'X': case 'c': return 'i';
+        case 'f': case 'F': case 'e': case 'E': case 'g': case 'G': case 'a': case 'A': return 'f';
+        case 's': case 'p': return 'p';
+        default: return '?';
+    }
+}
+
+// Ordered argument signature of a printf-style format string (e.g. "%d / %.0f%%" -> "if").
+// "%%" is a literal and contributes nothing.
+std::string formatSignature(const std::string& s)
+{
+    std::string sig;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < s.size(); ++i) {
+        if (s[i] != '%') continue;
+        if (++i >= s.size()) break;
+        if (s[i] == '%') continue;  // literal "%%"
+        while (i < s.size() && std::strchr("-+ #0123456789.*lhLzjtq", s[i])) ++i;
+        if (i < s.size()) sig.push_back(conversionClass(s[i]));
+    }
+    return sig;
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
 I18n::I18n()
 {
     // Register built-in languages
@@ -51,6 +83,27 @@ I18n& I18n::instance()
     return instance;
 }
 
+void I18n::overlayTranslations(const nlohmann::json& translations)
+{
+    for (auto& [key, value] : translations.items()) {
+        if (!value.is_string()) continue;
+        const std::string translated = value.get<std::string>();
+        // If the English base for this key carries printf specifiers, the translation must
+        // keep the same argument signature — otherwise it would be passed to printf/ImGui
+        // with mismatched varargs (UB). On mismatch, keep the safe English string.
+        const auto base = strings_.find(key);
+        if (base != strings_.end()) {
+            const std::string baseSig = formatSignature(base->second);
+            if (!baseSig.empty() && baseSig != formatSignature(translated)) {
+                DEBUG_LOGF("i18n: dropping '%s' — format mismatch (\"%s\" vs English)\n",
+                           key.c_str(), translated.c_str());
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        strings_[key] = translated;
+    }
+}
+
 bool I18n::loadLanguage(const std::string& locale)
 {
     // Try to load from file: CWD-relative first, then exe-relative
@@ -72,11 +125,7 @@ bool I18n::loadLanguage(const std::string& locale)
             } else {
                 strings_.clear();
             }
-            for (auto& [key, value] : j.items()) {
-                if (value.is_string()) {
-                    strings_[key] = value.get<std::string>();
-                }
-            }
+            overlayTranslations(j);
 
             current_locale_ = locale;
             DEBUG_LOGF("Loaded language file: %s (%zu strings)\n", lang_file.c_str(), strings_.size());
@@ -128,12 +177,8 @@ bool I18n::loadLanguage(const std::string& locale)
             } else {
                 strings_.clear();
             }
-            for (auto& [key, value] : j.items()) {
-                if (value.is_string()) {
-                    strings_[key] = value.get<std::string>();
-                }
-            }
-            
+            overlayTranslations(j);
+
             current_locale_ = locale;
             DEBUG_LOGF("Loaded embedded language: %s (%zu strings)\n", locale.c_str(), strings_.size());
             return true;
@@ -1199,6 +1244,7 @@ void I18n::loadBuiltinEnglish()
         strings_["send_tx_failed"] = "Transaction failed";
         strings_["send_tx_sent"] = "Transaction sent!";
         strings_["send_tx_success"] = "Transaction sent successfully!";
+        strings_["send_status_unconfirmed"] = "Transaction status could not be confirmed";
         strings_["send_txid_copied"] = "TxID copied to clipboard";
         strings_["send_txid_label"] = "TxID: %s";
         strings_["send_valid_shielded"] = "Valid shielded address";
diff --git a/src/util/i18n.h b/src/util/i18n.h
index 3924cd5..0349eb5 100644
--- a/src/util/i18n.h
+++ b/src/util/i18n.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
+#include <nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp>
 
 namespace dragonx {
 namespace util {
@@ -58,7 +59,12 @@ public:
 private:
     I18n();
     void loadBuiltinEnglish();
-    
+    // Overlay translated strings onto the English base, but reject any value whose printf
+    // format-specifier signature differs from the English source (keep English instead).
+    // Many strings are used directly as printf/ImGui format strings, so a mismatched
+    // translation (dropped/changed specifier) is undefined behavior — this prevents it.
+    void overlayTranslations(const nlohmann::json& translations);
+
     std::string current_locale_ = "en";
     std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> strings_;
     std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string>> available_languages_;