diff --git a/.codespell-ignore b/.codespell-ignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcea1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codespell-ignore
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+monerod
+pplns
+p2pool
+tari
+xvb
+onion
+pithead
+rigforge
+stratum
+tor
+xmrig
diff --git a/.codespellrc b/.codespellrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32b8006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codespellrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[codespell]
+# Spell-check public-facing copy and docs. https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
+# Crypto/Monero/Tari jargon (XMR, monerod, PPLNS, Tari, …) lives in .codespell-ignore.
+skip = .git,node_modules,public,resources,package-lock.json,data/releases.json,*.svg,*.png,*.ico,*.woff,*.woff2
+ignore-words = .codespell-ignore
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7e96840..59c9add 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -72,3 +72,15 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run format:check
       - name: markdownlint
         run: npm run lint:md
+
+  spell:
+    name: Spell check (codespell)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false # zizmor: artipacked
+      # pipx is preinstalled on ubuntu runners. Config + dictionary: .codespellrc / .codespell-ignore.
+      - name: Run codespell
+        run: pipx run codespell==2.4.2 .
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 7ddd5f5..5a36347 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ not in the templates. See the [README](README.md#where-the-content-lives) for th
 
 4. Update the README or other docs for any user-facing change.
 
+CI also runs Prettier + markdownlint (`npm run lint`) and a spell check. Run the spell check
+locally with `pipx run codespell .` — domain jargon (XMR, monerod, PPLNS, Tari, …) is allow-listed
+in [`.codespell-ignore`](.codespell-ignore); add new terms there if a real word is flagged.
+
 ## Secret scanning
 
 CI runs [gitleaks](https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks) over the full history on every push and PR,