diff --git a/.codespell_ignore_words.txt b/.codespell_ignore_words.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b839983c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codespell_ignore_words.txt
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+claus
+alpha-numeric
+wya
+otu
+structed
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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index 00000000..857de3a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.cfg
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+[codespell]
+ignore-words = .codespell_ignore_words.txt