diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/update_documentation.yml
index 81c248d3ae..246f4e99a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_documentation.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint docs
         run: |
           ./tools/check-docs.sh
+  check_spelling:
+    name: Check Spelling
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Check spelling
+        uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@v2
   check_file_names:
     name: Check File Names
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 312e1c5cb9..ab4cd177da 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -73,3 +73,9 @@ __pycache__
 
 # Mac OS X Finder
 **/.DS_Store
+
+# Virtual environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
\ No newline at end of file