diff --git a/.vscode/cspell.json b/.vscode/cspell.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2bb6536cba10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/cspell.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.1",
+  "language": "en",
+  "languageId": "python",
+  "dictionaries": [
+    "powershell"
+  ],
+  "ignorePaths": [
+    ".vscode/cspell.json"
+  ],
+  "words": ["azsdk", "conda", "tenvparallel"],
+  "allowCompoundWords": false
+}
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
index 3bb4d7ede674..04042ad43e4c 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/ci.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ jobs:
       vmImage: MMSUbuntu18.04
 
     steps:
+    - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/check-spelling.yml
+
     - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-links.yml
       parameters:
         ${{ if eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest') }}: