diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index a64856a7..10e1df3d 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ repos:
   rev: v2.2.2
   hooks:
   - id: codespell
-    args: ['--ignore-regex="(\b[A-Z]+\b)"', '--ignore-words-list=fom,Appartment,bage,ore,setis,Tabacco'] # Ignore capital case words, e.g. country codes
+    args: ['--ignore-regex="(\b[A-Z]+\b)"', '--ignore-words-list=fom,appartment,bage,ore,setis,tabacco'] # Ignore capital case words, e.g. country codes
     types_or: [python, rst, markdown]
     files: ^(scripts|doc)/