diff --git a/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/get_intent_from_node.ts b/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/get_intent_from_node.ts
index d27f2407ce64c..9db084da2fb7b 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/get_intent_from_node.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/get_intent_from_node.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 import { AST_NODE_TYPES, TSESTree } from '@typescript-eslint/typescript-estree';
-import { cleanString, lowerCaseFirstLetter, upperCaseFirstLetter } from './utils';
+import { cleanIdentifier, lowerCaseFirstLetter, upperCaseFirstLetter } from './utils';
 
 const EXEMPTED_TAG_NAMES = ['EuiCode', 'EuiBetaBadge', 'FormattedMessage'];
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function getIntentFromNode(
   parent: TSESTree.Node | undefined
 ): string | false {
   const processedValue = lowerCaseFirstLetter(
-    cleanString(value)
+    cleanIdentifier(value)
       .split(' ')
       .filter((_, i) => i < 4)
       .map(upperCaseFirstLetter)
diff --git a/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/utils.test.ts b/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/utils.test.ts
index 9d36c7a7e1e9c..0f9353932cd73 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/utils.test.ts
@@ -42,10 +42,26 @@ describe('Utils', () => {
       ).toBe('hello great');
     });
 
-    it('should remove all non alphabet characters', () => {
-      expect(cleanString('abc123!@#')).toBe('abc');
+    it('should remove all non alphabet characters unless they are incorporated in a sentence', () => {
+      expect(cleanString('1')).toBe('');
+      expect(cleanString('12')).toBe('');
+      expect(cleanString('123')).toBe('');
+      expect(cleanString('?')).toBe('');
+      expect(cleanString('!')).toBe('');
+      expect(cleanString('!!')).toBe('');
+      expect(cleanString('!!!')).toBe('');
+      expect(cleanString('!!!!')).toBe('');
+      expect(cleanString('@')).toBe('');
       expect(cleanString('!@#$%^&*()_+{}|')).toBe('');
-      expect(cleanString('   Hey, this is great! Success.   ')).toBe('Hey this is great Success');
+
+      expect(cleanString('Hey, you.')).toBe('Hey, you.');
+      expect(cleanString('     Hey, you.   ')).toBe('Hey, you.');
+      expect(cleanString('  Hey?  ')).toBe('Hey?');
+      expect(cleanString('Hey?')).toBe('Hey?');
+      expect(cleanString('Hey, this is great! Success.')).toBe('Hey, this is great! Success.');
+      expect(cleanString('   Hey, this is great! Success.   ')).toBe(
+        'Hey, this is great! Success.'
+      );
     });
 
     it('should leave markdown alone', () => {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/utils.ts b/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/utils.ts
index bfa0ceaf2aecc..0c212b5507a2d 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/helpers/utils.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,35 @@ function isUpperCase(val: string) {
   return /^[A-Z]+$/.test(val);
 }
 
-export function cleanString(str: string) {
+export function cleanIdentifier(str: string) {
   return str
     .replace(/```\w*```/g, '')
     .replace(/\s+/g, ' ')
     .replace(/[^a-zA-Z\s]*/g, '')
     .trim();
 }
+
+export function cleanString(str: string) {
+  const strTrimmed = str.trim();
+
+  if (strTrimmed.length === 1) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  // Numbers
+  if (strTrimmed.replace(/[0-9]+/g, '').length === 0) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  // Markdown
+  if (strTrimmed.replace(/```\w*```/g, '').length === 0) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  // Special characters
+  if (strTrimmed.replace(/[!\@\#\$\%\^\&\*\(\)\_\+\{\}\|]+/g, '').length === 0) {
+    return '';
+  }
+
+  return strTrimmed;
+}
diff --git a/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/jest.config.js b/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/jest.config.js
index 1ab5f78f024bf..eb06fa28e20ef 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/jest.config.js
+++ b/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n/jest.config.js
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ module.exports = {
   preset: '@kbn/test/jest_node',
   rootDir: '../..',
   roots: ['<rootDir>/packages/kbn-eslint-plugin-i18n'],
+  globals: {
+    structuredClone: {},
+  },
 };