diff --git a/codespell_lib/data/dictionary.txt b/codespell_lib/data/dictionary.txt
index a141dc015d..9cd1f86c85 100644
--- a/codespell_lib/data/dictionary.txt
+++ b/codespell_lib/data/dictionary.txt
@@ -52588,6 +52588,7 @@ sempaphores->semaphores
 semphore->semaphore
 semphores->semaphores
 sempphore->semaphore
+sems->seems, stems, semis, sens,
 senaireo->scenario
 senaireos->scenarios
 senaphore->semaphore