diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b0e34b3f5..265ca217c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1486,6 +1486,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "nucleo",
  "once_cell",
  "open",
+ "parking_lot",
  "pulldown-cmark",
  "same-file",
  "serde",
@@ -1560,6 +1561,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "slotmap",
+ "spellbook",
  "tempfile",
  "thiserror 2.0.12",
  "tokio",
@@ -2443,6 +2445,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.52.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "spellbook"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e3f1f8dbec9f9cb947f7401ac2ad7e50c5e7e53cea31bf5ee223f34277446ca"
+dependencies = [
+ "foldhash",
+ "hashbrown 0.15.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "stable_deref_trait"
 version = "1.2.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4b9e8fea6..e7fb42030 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ unicode-segmentation = "1.2"
 ropey = { version = "1.6.1", default-features = false, features = ["simd"] }
 foldhash = "0.1"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
+spellbook = "0.3.1"
 
 [workspace.package]
 version = "25.1.1"
diff --git a/helix-core/src/editor_config.rs b/helix-core/src/editor_config.rs
index 714f577c5..f1ba195f0 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/editor_config.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/editor_config.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use globset::{GlobBuilder, GlobMatcher};
 
 use crate::{
     indent::{IndentStyle, MAX_INDENT},
-    LineEnding,
+    LineEnding, SpellingLanguage,
 };
 
 /// Configuration declared for a path in `.editorconfig` files.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub struct EditorConfig {
     pub tab_width: Option<NonZeroU8>,
     pub line_ending: Option<LineEnding>,
     pub encoding: Option<&'static Encoding>,
-    // pub spelling_language: Option<SpellingLanguage>,
+    pub spelling_language: Option<SpellingLanguage>,
     pub trim_trailing_whitespace: Option<bool>,
     pub insert_final_newline: Option<bool>,
     pub max_line_length: Option<NonZeroU16>,
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ impl EditorConfig {
             "utf-16be" => Some(encoding_rs::UTF_16BE),
             _ => None,
         });
+        let spelling_language = pairs.get("spelling_language").and_then(|s| s.parse().ok());
         let trim_trailing_whitespace =
             pairs
                 .get("trim_trailing_whitespace")
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ impl EditorConfig {
             tab_width,
             line_ending,
             encoding,
+            spelling_language,
             trim_trailing_whitespace,
             insert_final_newline,
             max_line_length,
diff --git a/helix-core/src/lib.rs b/helix-core/src/lib.rs
index 22ec1d653..81c03bca6 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::fmt;
+
 pub use encoding_rs as encoding;
 
 pub mod auto_pairs;
@@ -72,3 +74,48 @@ pub use line_ending::{LineEnding, NATIVE_LINE_ENDING};
 pub use transaction::{Assoc, Change, ChangeSet, Deletion, Operation, Transaction};
 
 pub use uri::Uri;
+
+/// A language to use for spell checking.
+///
+/// This is defined in the form `"ab_CD"` where `a`, `b`, `C` and `D` are all ASCII alphanumeric.
+/// The first two letters declare the ISO 639 language code and the later two are the ISO 3166
+/// territory identifier. The territory identifier is optional, so a language may just be `"ab"`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
+pub struct SpellingLanguage([u8; 5]);
+
+impl SpellingLanguage {
+    pub const EN_US: Self = Self(*b"en_US");
+
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        // SAFETY: `.0` is all ASCII bytes which is valid UTF-8.
+        unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&self.0) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for SpellingLanguage {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(self.as_str())
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ParseSpellingLanguageError(String);
+
+impl std::str::FromStr for SpellingLanguage {
+    type Err = ParseSpellingLanguageError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        // TODO: some parsing.
+        if s.as_bytes() == Self::EN_US.0 {
+            Ok(Self::EN_US)
+        } else {
+            Err(ParseSpellingLanguageError(s.to_owned()))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ParseSpellingLanguageError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "expected ISO639 language code and optional ISO3166 territory code ('ab' or 'ab-CD'), found '{}'", self.0)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/helix-loader/src/lib.rs b/helix-loader/src/lib.rs
index ae9ffe550..5ceefe39e 100644
--- a/helix-loader/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-loader/src/lib.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ pub fn cache_dir() -> PathBuf {
     path
 }
 
+pub fn state_dir() -> PathBuf {
+    let strategy = choose_base_strategy().expect("could not determine XDG strategy");
+    let mut path = strategy
+        .state_dir()
+        .expect("state_dir is always Some for default base strategy");
+    path.push("helix");
+    path
+}
+
 pub fn config_file() -> PathBuf {
     CONFIG_FILE.get().map(|path| path.to_path_buf()).unwrap()
 }
@@ -152,6 +161,11 @@ pub fn default_log_file() -> PathBuf {
     cache_dir().join("helix.log")
 }
 
+// TODO: personal dictionary per language.
+pub fn personal_dictionary_file() -> PathBuf {
+    state_dir().join("personal-dictionary.txt")
+}
+
 /// Merge two TOML documents, merging values from `right` onto `left`
 ///
 /// When an array exists in both `left` and `right`, `right`'s array is
diff --git a/helix-term/Cargo.toml b/helix-term/Cargo.toml
index 9ea2d4589..aa46658f2 100644
--- a/helix-term/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-term/Cargo.toml
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 grep-regex = "0.1.13"
 grep-searcher = "0.1.14"
 
+parking_lot.workspace = true
+
 [target.'cfg(not(windows))'.dependencies]  # https://github.com/vorner/signal-hook/issues/100
 signal-hook-tokio = { version = "0.3", features = ["futures-v0_3"] }
 libc = "0.2.171"
diff --git a/helix-term/src/handlers.rs b/helix-term/src/handlers.rs
index c7d71526c..1d0d2551a 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/handlers.rs
@@ -18,20 +18,25 @@ mod diagnostics;
 mod document_colors;
 mod signature_help;
 mod snippet;
+mod spelling;
 
 pub fn setup(config: Arc<ArcSwap<Config>>) -> Handlers {
     events::register();
 
-    let event_tx = completion::CompletionHandler::new(config).spawn();
+    let completion_tx = completion::CompletionHandler::new(config).spawn();
     let signature_hints = SignatureHelpHandler::new().spawn();
     let auto_save = AutoSaveHandler::new().spawn();
     let document_colors = DocumentColorsHandler::default().spawn();
+    let spelling = helix_view::handlers::spelling::SpellingHandler::new(
+        spelling::SpellingHandler::default().spawn(),
+    );
 
     let handlers = Handlers {
-        completions: helix_view::handlers::completion::CompletionHandler::new(event_tx),
+        completions: helix_view::handlers::completion::CompletionHandler::new(completion_tx),
         signature_hints,
         auto_save,
         document_colors,
+        spelling,
     };
 
     helix_view::handlers::register_hooks(&handlers);
@@ -41,5 +46,6 @@ pub fn setup(config: Arc<ArcSwap<Config>>) -> Handlers {
     diagnostics::register_hooks(&handlers);
     snippet::register_hooks(&handlers);
     document_colors::register_hooks(&handlers);
+    spelling::register_hooks(&handlers);
     handlers
 }
diff --git a/helix-term/src/handlers/spelling.rs b/helix-term/src/handlers/spelling.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5957b3666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helix-term/src/handlers/spelling.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::HashSet, future::Future, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use helix_core::{Rope, SpellingLanguage};
+use helix_event::{cancelable_future, register_hook, send_blocking};
+use helix_stdx::rope::{Regex, RopeSliceExt as _};
+use helix_view::{
+    diagnostic::DiagnosticProvider,
+    editor::Severity,
+    events::{DocumentDidChange, DocumentDidOpen},
+    handlers::{spelling::SpellingEvent, Handlers},
+    Diagnostic, Dictionary, DocumentId, Editor,
+};
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
+use tokio::time::Instant;
+
+use crate::job;
+
+const PROVIDER: DiagnosticProvider = DiagnosticProvider::Spelling;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub(super) struct SpellingHandler {
+    changed_docs: HashSet<DocumentId>,
+}
+
+impl helix_event::AsyncHook for SpellingHandler {
+    type Event = SpellingEvent;
+
+    fn handle_event(&mut self, event: Self::Event, timeout: Option<Instant>) -> Option<Instant> {
+        match event {
+            SpellingEvent::DictionaryLoaded { language } => {
+                job::dispatch_blocking(move |editor, _compositor| {
+                    let docs: Vec<_> = editor
+                        .documents
+                        .iter()
+                        .filter_map(|(&doc_id, doc)| {
+                            (doc.spelling_language() == Some(language)).then_some(doc_id)
+                        })
+                        .collect();
+                    for doc in docs {
+                        check_document(editor, doc);
+                    }
+                });
+                timeout
+            }
+            SpellingEvent::DocumentOpened { doc } => {
+                job::dispatch_blocking(move |editor, _compositor| {
+                    check_document(editor, doc);
+                });
+                timeout
+            }
+            SpellingEvent::DocumentChanged { doc } => {
+                self.changed_docs.insert(doc);
+                Some(Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(3))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn finish_debounce(&mut self) {
+        let docs = std::mem::take(&mut self.changed_docs);
+        job::dispatch_blocking(move |editor, _compositor| {
+            for doc in docs {
+                check_document(editor, doc);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+fn check_document(editor: &mut Editor, doc_id: DocumentId) {
+    let Some(doc) = editor.documents.get(&doc_id) else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let Some(language) = doc.spelling_language() else {
+        return;
+    };
+    let Some(dictionary) = editor.dictionaries.get(&language).cloned() else {
+        if editor
+            .handlers
+            .spelling
+            .loading_dictionaries
+            .insert(language)
+        {
+            load_dictionary(language);
+        }
+        return;
+    };
+
+    let uri = doc.uri();
+    let future = check_text(dictionary, doc.text().clone());
+    let cancel = editor.handlers.spelling.open_request(doc_id);
+
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        match cancelable_future(future, cancel).await {
+            Some(Ok(diagnostics)) => {
+                job::dispatch_blocking(move |editor, _compositor| {
+                    editor.handlers.spelling.requests.remove(&doc_id);
+                    editor.handle_diagnostics(&PROVIDER, uri, None, diagnostics);
+                });
+            }
+            Some(Err(err)) => log::error!("spelling background job failed: {err}"),
+            None => (),
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+fn load_dictionary(language: SpellingLanguage) {
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        let aff = std::fs::read_to_string(helix_loader::runtime_file(format!(
+            "dictionaries/{language}/{language}.aff"
+        )))
+        .unwrap();
+        let dic = std::fs::read_to_string(helix_loader::runtime_file(format!(
+            "dictionaries/{language}/{language}.dic"
+        )))
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let mut dictionary = Dictionary::new(&aff, &dic).unwrap();
+        // TODO: personal dictionaries should be namespaced under runtime directories under the
+        // language.
+        if let Ok(file) = std::fs::File::open(helix_loader::personal_dictionary_file()) {
+            use std::io::{BufRead as _, BufReader};
+            let reader = BufReader::with_capacity(8 * 1024, file);
+            for line in reader.lines() {
+                let line = line.unwrap();
+                let line = line.trim();
+                if line.is_empty() {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                dictionary.add(line).unwrap();
+            }
+        }
+
+        job::dispatch_blocking(move |editor, _compositor| {
+            let was_removed = editor
+                .handlers
+                .spelling
+                .loading_dictionaries
+                .remove(&language);
+            // Other processes should respect that a dictionary is loading and not change
+            // `loading_dictionaries`. So this should always be true.
+            debug_assert!(was_removed);
+            editor
+                .dictionaries
+                .insert(language, Arc::new(RwLock::new(dictionary)));
+            send_blocking(
+                &editor.handlers.spelling.event_tx,
+                SpellingEvent::DictionaryLoaded { language },
+            );
+        })
+    });
+}
+
+fn check_text(
+    dictionary: Arc<RwLock<Dictionary>>,
+    text: Rope,
+) -> impl Future<Output = Result<Vec<Diagnostic>, tokio::task::JoinError>> {
+    tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+        static WORDS: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r#"[0-9A-Z]*(['-]?[a-z]+)*"#).unwrap());
+
+        let dict = dictionary.read();
+        let text = text.slice(..);
+        let mut diagnostics = Vec::new();
+        for match_ in WORDS.find_iter(text.regex_input()) {
+            let word = Cow::from(text.byte_slice(match_.range()));
+            if !dict.check(&word) {
+                diagnostics.push(Diagnostic {
+                    range: helix_view::Range::Document(helix_stdx::Range {
+                        start: text.byte_to_char(match_.start()),
+                        end: text.byte_to_char(match_.end()),
+                    }),
+                    message: format!("Possible spelling issue '{word}'"),
+                    severity: Some(Severity::Error),
+                    code: None,
+                    provider: PROVIDER,
+                    tags: Default::default(),
+                    source: None,
+                    data: None,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        diagnostics
+    })
+}
+
+pub(super) fn register_hooks(handlers: &Handlers) {
+    let tx = handlers.spelling.event_tx.clone();
+    register_hook!(move |event: &mut DocumentDidOpen<'_>| {
+        let doc = doc!(event.editor, &event.doc);
+        if doc.spelling_language().is_some() {
+            send_blocking(&tx, SpellingEvent::DocumentOpened { doc: event.doc });
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    });
+
+    let tx = handlers.spelling.event_tx.clone();
+    register_hook!(move |event: &mut DocumentDidChange<'_>| {
+        if event.doc.spelling_language().is_some() {
+            send_blocking(
+                &tx,
+                SpellingEvent::DocumentChanged {
+                    doc: event.doc.id(),
+                },
+            );
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    });
+}
diff --git a/helix-view/Cargo.toml b/helix-view/Cargo.toml
index bcee1a0a7..e538d4e06 100644
--- a/helix-view/Cargo.toml
+++ b/helix-view/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ log = "~0.4"
 
 parking_lot.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
+spellbook.workspace = true
 
 [target.'cfg(windows)'.dependencies]
 clipboard-win = { version = "5.4", features = ["std"] }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/action.rs b/helix-view/src/action.rs
index 5fc57bfc4..49352fbb0 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/action.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/action.rs
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ impl Editor {
                 }
                 .boxed()
             })
+            .chain(self.spelling_actions())
             .collect();
 
         if futures.is_empty() {
diff --git a/helix-view/src/diagnostic.rs b/helix-view/src/diagnostic.rs
index 414eb2023..9674713d9 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/diagnostic.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/diagnostic.rs
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ pub enum DiagnosticProvider {
         /// not clear the pull diagnostics and vice-versa.
         identifier: Option<Arc<str>>,
     },
-    // Future internal features can go here...
+    Spelling,
 }
 
 impl DiagnosticProvider {
     pub fn language_server_id(&self) -> Option<LanguageServerId> {
         match self {
             Self::Lsp { server_id, .. } => Some(*server_id),
-            // _ => None,
+            _ => None,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/document.rs b/helix-view/src/document.rs
index 6ea31cd9f..3430f1c1f 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/document.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/document.rs
@@ -1706,6 +1706,10 @@ impl Document {
         current_revision
     }
 
+    pub fn spelling_language(&self) -> Option<helix_core::SpellingLanguage> {
+        Some(helix_core::SpellingLanguage::EN_US)
+    }
+
     /// Corresponding language scope name. Usually `source.<lang>`.
     pub fn language_scope(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         self.language
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 3822aaf32..016094e9d 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use helix_vcs::DiffProviderRegistry;
 use futures_util::stream::select_all::SelectAll;
 use futures_util::{future, StreamExt};
 use helix_lsp::{Call, LanguageServerId};
+use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use tokio_stream::wrappers::UnboundedReceiverStream;
 
 use std::{
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ pub use helix_core::diagnostic::Severity;
 use helix_core::{
     auto_pairs::AutoPairs,
     syntax::{self, AutoPairConfig, IndentationHeuristic, LanguageServerFeature, SoftWrap},
-    Change, LineEnding, Position, Range, Selection, Uri, NATIVE_LINE_ENDING,
+    Change, LineEnding, Position, Range, Selection, SpellingLanguage, Uri, NATIVE_LINE_ENDING,
 };
 use helix_dap as dap;
 use helix_stdx::path::canonicalize;
@@ -1118,8 +1119,12 @@ pub struct Editor {
 
     pub mouse_down_range: Option<Range>,
     pub cursor_cache: CursorCache,
+
+    pub dictionaries: Dictionaries,
 }
 
+type Dictionaries = HashMap<SpellingLanguage, Arc<RwLock<spellbook::Dictionary>>>;
+
 pub type Motion = Box<dyn Fn(&mut Editor)>;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -1240,6 +1245,7 @@ impl Editor {
             handlers,
             mouse_down_range: None,
             cursor_cache: CursorCache::default(),
+            dictionaries: HashMap::new(),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/helix-view/src/handlers.rs b/helix-view/src/handlers.rs
index 258ed89e5..30a6ff9c2 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/handlers.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use completion::{CompletionEvent, CompletionHandler};
 use helix_event::send_blocking;
+use spelling::SpellingHandler;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 
 use crate::handlers::lsp::SignatureHelpInvoked;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ pub mod completion;
 pub mod dap;
 pub mod diagnostics;
 pub mod lsp;
+pub mod spelling;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum AutoSaveEvent {
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ pub struct Handlers {
     pub signature_hints: Sender<lsp::SignatureHelpEvent>,
     pub auto_save: Sender<AutoSaveEvent>,
     pub document_colors: Sender<lsp::DocumentColorsEvent>,
+    pub spelling: SpellingHandler,
 }
 
 impl Handlers {
diff --git a/helix-view/src/handlers/spelling.rs b/helix-view/src/handlers/spelling.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49fd78123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helix-view/src/handlers/spelling.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+use std::{
+    borrow::Cow,
+    collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
+};
+
+use futures_util::{future::BoxFuture, FutureExt as _};
+use helix_core::{SpellingLanguage, Tendril, Transaction};
+use helix_event::{TaskController, TaskHandle};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
+
+use crate::{diagnostic::DiagnosticProvider, Action, DocumentId, Editor};
+
+const ACTION_PRIORITY: u8 = 0;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SpellingHandler {
+    pub event_tx: Sender<SpellingEvent>,
+    pub requests: HashMap<DocumentId, TaskController>,
+    pub loading_dictionaries: HashSet<SpellingLanguage>,
+}
+
+impl SpellingHandler {
+    pub fn new(event_tx: Sender<SpellingEvent>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            event_tx,
+            requests: Default::default(),
+            loading_dictionaries: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn open_request(&mut self, document: DocumentId) -> TaskHandle {
+        let mut controller = TaskController::new();
+        let handle = controller.restart();
+        self.requests.insert(document, controller);
+        handle
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum SpellingEvent {
+    /*
+    DictionaryUpdated {
+        word: String,
+        language: SpellingLanguage,
+    },
+    */
+    DictionaryLoaded { language: SpellingLanguage },
+    DocumentOpened { doc: DocumentId },
+    DocumentChanged { doc: DocumentId },
+}
+
+impl Editor {
+    pub(crate) fn spelling_actions(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Option<BoxFuture<'static, anyhow::Result<Vec<Action>>>> {
+        let (view, doc) = current_ref!(self);
+        let doc_id = doc.id();
+        let view_id = view.id;
+        let language = doc.spelling_language()?;
+        // TODO: consider fixes for all selections?
+        let range = doc.selection(view_id).primary();
+        let text = doc.text().clone();
+        let dictionary = self.dictionaries.get(&language)?.clone();
+        // TODO: can do this faster with partition_point + take_while
+        let selected_diagnostics: Vec<_> = doc
+            .diagnostics()
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|d| {
+                range.overlaps(&helix_core::Range::new(d.range.start, d.range.end))
+                    && d.inner.provider == DiagnosticProvider::Spelling
+            })
+            .map(|d| d.range)
+            .collect();
+
+        let future = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            let text = text.slice(..);
+            let dictionary = dictionary.read();
+            let mut suggest_buffer = Vec::new();
+            selected_diagnostics
+            .into_iter()
+            .flat_map(|range| {
+                suggest_buffer.clear();
+                let word = Cow::from(text.slice(range.start..range.end));
+                dictionary.suggest(&word, &mut suggest_buffer);
+
+                let mut actions = Vec::with_capacity(suggest_buffer.len() + 1);
+                actions.extend(
+                    suggest_buffer.drain(..).map(|suggestion| {
+                        Action::new(
+                            format!("Replace '{word}' with '{suggestion}'"),
+                            ACTION_PRIORITY,
+                            move |editor| {
+                                let doc = doc_mut!(editor, &doc_id);
+                                let view = view_mut!(editor, view_id);
+                                let transaction = Transaction::change(
+                                    doc.text(),
+                                    [(range.start, range.end, Some(Tendril::from(suggestion.as_str())))].into_iter(),
+                                );
+                                doc.apply(&transaction, view_id);
+                                doc.append_changes_to_history(view);
+                                // TODO: get rid of the diagnostic for this word.
+                            },
+                        )
+                    })
+                );
+                let word = word.to_string();
+                actions.push(Action::new(
+                    format!("Add '{word}' to dictionary '{language}'"),
+                    ACTION_PRIORITY,
+                    move |editor| {
+                        let Some(dictionary) = editor.dictionaries.get(&language) else {
+                            log::error!("Failed to add '{word}' to dictionary '{language}' because the dictionary does not exist");
+                            return;
+                        };
+                        // TODO: fire an event?
+                        let mut dictionary = dictionary.write();
+                        if let Err(err) = dictionary.add(&word) {
+                            log::error!("Failed to add '{word}' to dictionary '{language}': {err}");
+                        }
+                    }
+                ));
+                actions
+            })
+            .collect()
+        });
+        Some(async move { Ok(future.await?) }.boxed())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/helix-view/src/lib.rs b/helix-view/src/lib.rs
index 1c0d7e083..a9cf5c683 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/lib.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,5 +71,6 @@ pub use document::Document;
 pub use editor::Editor;
 use helix_core::char_idx_at_visual_offset;
 pub use helix_core::uri::DocumentId;
+pub use spellbook::Dictionary;
 pub use theme::Theme;
 pub use view::View;