diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
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+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
+    rev: v2.3.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: codespell
+        args: [-L, "statics,vai"]
+        exclude: ^(langcodes/data/|langcodes/data_dicts\.py|langcodes/language_lists\.py)
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/crate-ci/typos
+    rev: v1.23.6
+    hooks:
+      - id: typos
+        exclude: ^(langcodes/data/|langcodes/data_dicts\.py|langcodes/language_lists\.py)
diff --git a/_typos.toml b/_typos.toml
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+# _typos.toml
+# Configuration for typos spell checker
+
+[default.extend-words]
+fre = "fre"
+vai = "vai"