diff --git a/docs/GNUmakefile b/docs/GNUmakefile
index 894a53be0..49d827da8 100644
--- a/docs/GNUmakefile
+++ b/docs/GNUmakefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# spell-checker:ignore (vars/env) SPHINXOPTS SPHINXBUILD SPHINXPROJ SOURCEDIR BUILDDIR
+
 # Minimal makefile for Sphinx documentation
-#
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
 SPHINXOPTS    =
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 044aaa770..f56df90fb 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-USEGNU=gmake $*
+UseGNU=gmake $*
 all:
-	@$(USEGNU)
+	@$(UseGNU)
 .DEFAULT:
-	@$(USEGNU)
+	@$(UseGNU)
diff --git a/docs/compiles_table.py b/docs/compiles_table.py
index a051287c9..aa1b8703c 100644
--- a/docs/compiles_table.py
+++ b/docs/compiles_table.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 # third party dependencies
 from tqdm import tqdm
 
+# spell-checker:ignore (libs) tqdm imap ; (shell/mac) xcrun ; (vars) nargs
+
 BINS_PATH=Path("../src/uu")
 CACHE_PATH=Path("compiles_table.csv")
 TARGETS = [
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ TARGETS = [
 class Target(str):
     def __new__(cls, content):
         obj = super().__new__(cls, content)
-        obj.arch, obj.platfrom, obj.os = Target.parse(content)
+        obj.arch, obj.platform, obj.os = Target.parse(content)
         return obj
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 74e5e1fb8..5a1213627 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 # import sys
 # sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
 
+# spell-checker:ignore (words) howto htbp imgmath toctree todos uutilsdoc
+
 import glob
 import os
 import re
@@ -180,6 +182,6 @@ for name in glob.glob('*.rst'):
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
     (master_doc, 'uutils', 'uutils Documentation',
-     author, 'uutils', 'A cross-platform reimplementation of GNU coreutils in Rust.',
+     author, 'uutils', 'A cross-platform implementation of GNU coreutils, written in Rust.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index 4d70d4368..7f782b12a 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
    You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
    contain the root `toctree` directive.
 
-Welcome to uutils's documentation!
-==================================
+..
+   spell-checker:ignore (directives) genindex maxdepth modindex toctree ; (misc) quickstart
+
+Welcome to uutils' documentation!
+=================================
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
diff --git a/docs/make.bat b/docs/make.bat
index 1e8ea10a0..6e63e3baa 100644
--- a/docs/make.bat
+++ b/docs/make.bat
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+@setLocal
 @ECHO OFF
 
+rem spell-checker:ignore (vars/env) BUILDDIR SOURCEDIR SPHINXBUILD SPHINXOPTS SPHINXPROJ
+
 pushd %~dp0
 
 REM Command file for Sphinx documentation
@@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ set SPHINXPROJ=uutils
 if "%1" == "" goto help
 
 %SPHINXBUILD% >NUL 2>NUL
-if errorlevel 9009 (
+if ErrorLevel 9009 (
     echo.
     echo.The 'sphinx-build' command was not found. Make sure you have Sphinx
     echo.installed, then set the SPHINXBUILD environment variable to point