codespell-project/codespell
check code for common misspellings observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 69
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 131
- age_days: 5696
- days_rel: 49
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
2416 stars · 528 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
codespell is a Python CLI tool that finds and fixes common misspellings in source code and text files using a curated dictionary of frequent typos. It integrates easily into CI pipelines and supports interactive fixes, ignore lists, and file skipping.
Use cases
- find typos in source code
- fix common misspellings in text files
- add spell checking to CI pipeline
- lint documentation for misspellings
- check commit diffs for typos
When to choose
- you want low false-positive typo detection in code
- you need automated typo fixes with -w flag
- you want a lightweight spell checker that skips niche terms
When to avoid
- you need full dictionary-based grammar or prose spell checking
- you need natural language proofreading rather than typo detection
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
linter cli developer-tools developer-tools documentation python cli cross-platform spell-checker typos source-code-quality ci command-line
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1f062e4cef44
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/codespell/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · f09c7efa4890
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| codespell-project/codespell | main | 89 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="codespell-project/codespell")
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