diff --git a/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs b/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
index 5d550a98edf..6d6d68fbc54 100644
--- a/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
+++ b/src/uu/shred/src/shred.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ use uucore::display::Quotable;
 use uucore::error::{FromIo, UResult, USimpleError, UUsageError, strip_errno};
 use uucore::parser::parse_size::parse_size_u64;
 use uucore::parser::shortcut_value_parser::ShortcutValueParser;
-use uucore::translate;
 use uucore::{format_usage, show_error, show_if_err};
+use uucore::{translate, translate_text};
 
 pub mod options {
     pub const FORCE: &str = "force";
@@ -630,13 +630,13 @@ fn wipe_file(
         if path.is_dir() {
             return Err(USimpleError::new(
                 1,
-                translate!("shred-failed-to-open-for-writing-is-a-directory", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
+                translate_text!("shred-failed-to-open-for-writing-is-a-directory", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
             ));
         }
         if fs::metadata(path).is_err_and(|e| e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotADirectory) {
             return Err(USimpleError::new(
                 1,
-                translate!("shred-failed-to-open-for-writing-not-a-directory", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
+                translate_text!("shred-failed-to-open-for-writing-not-a-directory", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
             ));
         }
     }
@@ -651,13 +651,13 @@ fn wipe_file(
         Ok(md) if !md.is_file() => {
             return Err(USimpleError::new(
                 1,
-                translate!("shred-not-a-file", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
+                translate_text!("shred-not-a-file", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
             ));
         }
         Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
             return Err(USimpleError::new(
                 1,
-                translate!("shred-no-such-file-or-directory", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
+                translate_text!("shred-no-such-file-or-directory", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
             ));
         }
         _ => {}
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ fn wipe_file(
         .truncate(false)
         .open(path)
         .map_err_context(
-            || translate!("shred-failed-to-open-for-writing", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
+            || translate_text!("shred-failed-to-open-for-writing", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
         )?;
 
     let size = match size {
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ fn wipe_file(
     for (i, pass_type) in pass_sequence.into_iter().enumerate() {
         if verbose {
             let pass_name = pass_name(&pass_type);
-            let msg = translate!("shred-pass-progress", "file" => path.maybe_quote());
+            let msg = translate_text!("shred-pass-progress", "file" => path.maybe_quote());
             show_error!(
                 "{msg} {}/{total_passes} ({pass_name})...",
                 (i + 1).to_string()
@@ -736,13 +736,13 @@ fn wipe_file(
         }
         // size is an optional argument for exactly how many bytes we want to shred
         do_pass(&mut file, &pass_type, exact, random_source, size).map_err_context(
-            || translate!("shred-file-write-pass-failed", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
+            || translate_text!("shred-file-write-pass-failed", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
         )?;
     }
 
     if remove_method != RemoveMethod::None {
         do_remove(path, verbose, remove_method).map_err_context(
-            || translate!("shred-failed-to-remove-file", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
+            || translate_text!("shred-failed-to-remove-file", "file" => path.maybe_quote()),
         )?;
     }
     Ok(())
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ fn wipe_name(orig_path: &Path, verbose: bool, remove_method: RemoveMethod) -> Pa
                     break;
                 }
                 Err(e) => {
-                    let msg = translate!("shred-couldnt-rename", "file" => last_path.maybe_quote(), "new_name" => new_path.quote(), "error" => strip_errno(&e));
+                    let msg = translate_text!("shred-couldnt-rename", "file" => last_path.maybe_quote(), "new_name" => new_path.quote(), "error" => strip_errno(&e));
                     show_error!("{msg}");
                     // TODO: replace with our error management
                     std::process::exit(1);
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ fn do_remove(path: &Path, verbose: bool, remove_method: RemoveMethod) -> Result<
     if verbose {
         show_error!(
             "{}",
-            translate!("shred-removing", "file" => path.maybe_quote())
+            translate_text!("shred-removing", "file" => path.maybe_quote())
         );
     }
 
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ fn do_remove(path: &Path, verbose: bool, remove_method: RemoveMethod) -> Result<
     if verbose {
         show_error!(
             "{}",
-            translate!("shred-removed", "file" => path.maybe_quote())
+            translate_text!("shred-removed", "file" => path.maybe_quote())
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_shred.rs b/tests/by-util/test_shred.rs
index 09cea46b439..527fd457364 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_shred.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_shred.rs
@@ -585,3 +585,30 @@ fn test_couldnt_rename() {
         .fails_with_code(1)
         .stderr_is("shred: /proc/self/mem: Couldn't rename to '/proc/self/000': No such file or directory\n");
 }
+
+#[rstest::rstest]
+#[case(&["1e3"], "shred: 1e3: No such file or directory\n")]
+#[case(&["007"], "shred: 007: Not a file\n")]
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+fn test_numeric_looking_file_names_are_kept_verbatim(
+    #[case] args: &[&str],
+    #[case] expected: &str,
+) {
+    // File names such as "007" or "1e3" must not be reformatted as numbers
+    // in error messages.
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.mkdir("007");
+    ucmd.args(args).fails_with_code(1).stderr_is(expected);
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(not(windows))]
+fn test_numeric_looking_file_name_verbose_remove() {
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    at.touch("2.50");
+    ucmd.args(&["-v", "-u", "-n", "0", "2.50"])
+        .succeeds()
+        .stderr_contains("shred: 2.50: removing\n")
+        .stderr_contains("shred: 2.50: removed\n");
+    assert!(!at.file_exists("2.50"));
+}