diff --git a/.codespell/ignore-words.txt b/.codespell/ignore-words.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f06e3b0958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codespell/ignore-words.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+cna
+ege
+noteable
+statics
diff --git a/.codespellrc b/.codespellrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a1e19b2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codespellrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[codespell]
+skip = ./_build,./.git,./venv,core-developers/developers.csv,include/release-cycle.json
+ignore-words = .codespell/ignore-words.txt
+# exclude-file = .codespell/exclude-file.txt
+# uri-ignore-words-list = daa,ist,searchin,theses
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 5c9caf026f..cbbe84ab81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Lint
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
-  lint:
+  pre-commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
 
@@ -13,3 +13,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.x"
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0
+
+  spelling:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Check spelling
+        uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@v2
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ae27fd1f23..7458ccf2d6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ repos:
       - id: check-yaml
       - id: debug-statements
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: file-contents-sorter
+        files: ^\.codespell/ignore-words\.txt$
       - id: trailing-whitespace
 
   - repo: https://github.com/sphinx-contrib/sphinx-lint
@@ -26,6 +28,11 @@ repos:
       - id: sphinx-lint
         args: [--enable=default-role]
 
+  - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
+    rev: v2.3.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: codespell
+
   - repo: meta
     hooks:
       - id: check-hooks-apply
diff --git a/development-tools/coverity.rst b/development-tools/coverity.rst
index 7c165a3126..71f44dc5ac 100644
--- a/development-tools/coverity.rst
+++ b/development-tools/coverity.rst
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Positive issues
 
 You should always create an issue unless it's really a trivial case. Please
 add the full url to the ticket under *Ext. Reference* and add the CID
-(Coverity ID) to both the ticket and the checkin message. It makes it much
+(Coverity ID) to both the ticket and the commit message. It makes it much
 easier to understand the relation between tickets, fixes and Coverity issues.