diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8bbebc1..ee18491 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ content/search
 # ignore the validation turds
 vnu.jar
 vnu.jar_20.6.30.zip
+
+# ispell backups
+*.bak