The bug
This new message that appears when creating or loading a world is hardcoded and can't be translated in any language.
Linked issues
is duplicated by 2
relates to 2
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It is a bug: the string is hardcoded, not in the en_us json, thus it can't be translated in any language. As it is not on the json lang file, it's not available on Crowdin.
There are new 2 not translatable messages in 1.13-pre3: "Encrypting..." and "Joining world..". Issue MC-131824
It is fixed in 1.13-pre6 - the en_us.json file now contains the line {{"menu.preparingSpawn": "Preparing spawn area"}}. Crowdin has not been updated yet but that's not an issue with the game.
affect 1.13-pre2