diff --git a/contrib/codespell.cfg b/contrib/codespell.cfg
index b3913bbcb..12e12f637 100644
--- a/contrib/codespell.cfg
+++ b/contrib/codespell.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [codespell]
 builtin = clear,informal,en-GB_to_en-US
 skip = *.po,*.csv,*.svg,*.p7c,subprojects,.git,pcrs,build*,.ossfuzz,*/tests/*
-ignore-words-list = conexant,Conexant,gir,GIR,hsi,HSI,cancelled,Cancelled,te,mitre,distroname
+ignore-words-list = conexant,Conexant,gir,GIR,hsi,HSI,cancelled,Cancelled,te,mitre,distroname,wel
diff --git a/data/org.freedesktop.fwupd.metainfo.xml b/data/org.freedesktop.fwupd.metainfo.xml
index bb198a239..bf6a6e294 100644
--- a/data/org.freedesktop.fwupd.metainfo.xml
+++ b/data/org.freedesktop.fwupd.metainfo.xml
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
         </ul>
         <p>This release fixes the following bugs:</p>
         <ul>
-          <li>Do not use CoD even when advertized on non-aarch64 platforms</li>
+          <li>Do not use CoD even when advertised on non-aarch64 platforms</li>
           <li>Fix a crash when updating the Logitech Bolt radio device</li>
           <li>Fix a critical warning when parsing an invalid PHAT record</li>
           <li>Fix a critical warning when parsing invalid FDT firmware</li>
diff --git a/src/fu-engine.c b/src/fu-engine.c
index 9b5c56d7f..e5e8fb1d6 100644
--- a/src/fu-engine.c
+++ b/src/fu-engine.c
@@ -8100,7 +8100,7 @@ fu_engine_load(FuEngine *self, FuEngineLoadFlags flags, FuProgress *progress, GE
 	if (host_emulate != NULL) {
 		g_autofree gchar *fn = NULL;
 
-		/* did the user specify an absolue path */
+		/* did the user specify an absolute path */
 		if (g_file_test(host_emulate, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS)) {
 			fn = g_strdup(host_emulate);
 		} else {