diff --git a/neovim/.gitignore b/neovim/.gitignore
index 010b21a..346fa43 100644
--- a/neovim/.gitignore
+++ b/neovim/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 plugins/
 .netrwhist
+spell/
diff --git a/neovim/init.vim b/neovim/init.vim
index 2e23267..b91eac4 100644
--- a/neovim/init.vim
+++ b/neovim/init.vim
@@ -264,3 +264,6 @@ autocmd FileType yaml           setlocal ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 expandtab
 autocmd FileType markdown setlocal commentstring=<!--%s-->
 
 set secure
+
+autocmd FileType markdown setlocal spell
+autocmd FileType text     setlocal spell