# codespell-project/codespell

check code for common misspellings

Repository: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/codespell
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-24T20:37:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 69, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5696, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 49, "gap_med": 131, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2416, forks 528 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:50.361686+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: linter, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, documentation
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: spell-checker, typos, source-code-quality, ci, command-line

## Member repositories
- codespell-project/codespell (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.361686+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:33:09.096908+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.361686+00:00, sha 1f062e4cef44)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/codespell/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:42.053573+00:00, sha f09c7efa4890)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.