diff --git a/src/TransWithoutContext.js b/src/TransWithoutContext.js
index 9260f315d..a2858aeba 100644
--- a/src/TransWithoutContext.js
+++ b/src/TransWithoutContext.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Fragment, isValidElement, cloneElement, createElement, Children } from 'react';
 import HTML from 'html-parse-stringify';
-import { isString, warn, warnOnce } from './utils.js';
+import { isObject, isString, warn, warnOnce } from './utils.js';
 import { getDefaults } from './defaults.js';
 import { getI18n } from './i18nInstance.js';
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const nodesToString = (children, i18nOptions) => {
       }
     } else if (child === null) {
       warn(`Trans: the passed in value is invalid - seems you passed in a null child.`);
-    } else if (typeof child === 'object') {
+    } else if (isObject(child)) {
       // e.g. lorem {{ value, format }} ipsum
       const { format, ...clone } = child;
       const keys = Object.keys(clone);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ const renderNodes = (children, targetString, i18n, i18nOptions, combinedTOpts, s
     childrenArray.forEach((child) => {
       if (isString(child)) return;
       if (hasChildren(child)) getData(getChildren(child));
-      else if (typeof child === 'object' && !isValidElement(child)) Object.assign(data, child);
+      else if (isObject(child) && !isValidElement(child)) Object.assign(data, child);
     });
   };
 
@@ -203,12 +203,10 @@ const renderNodes = (children, targetString, i18n, i18nOptions, combinedTOpts, s
           isElement && hasChildren(node, true) && !node.voidElement;
 
         const isEmptyTransWithHTML =
-          emptyChildrenButNeedsHandling && typeof child === 'object' && child.dummy && !isElement;
+          emptyChildrenButNeedsHandling && isObject(child) && child.dummy && !isElement;
 
         const isKnownComponent =
-          typeof children === 'object' &&
-          children !== null &&
-          Object.hasOwnProperty.call(children, node.name);
+          isObject(children) && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(children, node.name);
 
         if (isString(child)) {
           const value = i18n.services.interpolator.interpolate(child, opts, i18n.language);
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ const renderNodes = (children, targetString, i18n, i18nOptions, combinedTOpts, s
 
             mem.push(`<${node.name}>${inner}</${node.name}>`);
           }
-        } else if (typeof child === 'object' && !isElement) {
+        } else if (isObject(child) && !isElement) {
           const content = node.children[0] ? translationContent : null;
 
           // v1
diff --git a/src/useTranslation.js b/src/useTranslation.js
index f180e881e..e28581dd3 100644
--- a/src/useTranslation.js
+++ b/src/useTranslation.js
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useContext, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { getI18n, getDefaults, ReportNamespaces, I18nContext } from './context.js';
-import { warnOnce, loadNamespaces, loadLanguages, hasLoadedNamespace, isString } from './utils.js';
+import {
+  warnOnce,
+  loadNamespaces,
+  loadLanguages,
+  hasLoadedNamespace,
+  isString,
+  isObject,
+} from './utils.js';
 
 const usePrevious = (value, ignore) => {
   const ref = useRef();
@@ -31,11 +38,7 @@ export const useTranslation = (ns, props = {}) => {
     warnOnce('You will need to pass in an i18next instance by using initReactI18next');
     const notReadyT = (k, optsOrDefaultValue) => {
       if (isString(optsOrDefaultValue)) return optsOrDefaultValue;
-      if (
-        optsOrDefaultValue &&
-        typeof optsOrDefaultValue === 'object' &&
-        isString(optsOrDefaultValue.defaultValue)
-      )
+      if (isObject(optsOrDefaultValue) && isString(optsOrDefaultValue.defaultValue))
         return optsOrDefaultValue.defaultValue;
       return Array.isArray(k) ? k[k.length - 1] : k;
     };
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 34552444b..1a19fd81d 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -130,3 +130,5 @@ export const getDisplayName = (Component) =>
   (isString(Component) && Component.length > 0 ? Component : 'Unknown');
 
 export const isString = (obj) => typeof obj === 'string';
+
+export const isObject = (obj) => typeof obj === 'object' && obj !== null;
diff --git a/test/utils.spec.js b/test/utils.spec.js
index ca63b2c8c..7753a4d7c 100644
--- a/test/utils.spec.js
+++ b/test/utils.spec.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
-import { isString } from '../src/utils.js';
+import { isString, isObject } from '../src/utils.js';
 
 describe('isString', () => {
   it('should return true for strings', () => {
@@ -13,3 +13,19 @@ describe('isString', () => {
     },
   );
 });
+
+describe('isObject', () => {
+  it.each([[{}], [{ key: 'value' }], [[]]])(
+    'should return true for objects, testing %o',
+    (value) => {
+      expect(isObject(value)).toBe(true);
+    },
+  );
+
+  it.each([[undefined], [null], [1], ['string'], [() => {}]])(
+    'should return false for non-objects, testing %o',
+    (value) => {
+      expect(isObject(value)).toBe(false);
+    },
+  );
+});