diff --git a/.github/workflows/spell-check.yml b/.github/workflows/spell-check.yml
index 68dec50c1..f77b7f9cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spell-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spell-check.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: arduino/actions/libraries/spell-check@master
         with:
           ignore-words-list: extras/codespell-ignore-words-list.txt
-            skip-paths: ./extras/test/external
+          skip-paths: ./extras/test/external,./src/cbor/lib/tinycbor
diff --git a/extras/codespell-ignore-words-list.txt b/extras/codespell-ignore-words-list.txt
index 804b1d617..513a50e47 100644
--- a/extras/codespell-ignore-words-list.txt
+++ b/extras/codespell-ignore-words-list.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
 wan
-nd
-atleast
-derrived
-aline
-anid
+alocation
diff --git a/src/property/PropertyContainer.cpp b/src/property/PropertyContainer.cpp
index 4067ee920..33e3065dd 100644
--- a/src/property/PropertyContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/property/PropertyContainer.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ void PropertyContainer::begin(GetTimeCallbackFunc func)
 
 Property & PropertyContainer::addPropertyReal(Property & property, String const & name, Permission const permission, int propertyIdentifier)
 {
-  /* Check wether or not the property already has been added to the container */
+  /* Check whether or not the property already has been added to the container */
   Property * p = getProperty(name);
   if(p != nullptr) return (*p);