diff --git a/src/Checkers/FileSystemChecker.php b/src/Checkers/FileSystemChecker.php
index 97747341..c586be26 100644
--- a/src/Checkers/FileSystemChecker.php
+++ b/src/Checkers/FileSystemChecker.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function check(array $parameters): array
                     $misspelling,
                     $fileOrDirectory->getRealPath(),
                     0,
-                ), $this->spellchecker->check($name),
+                ), $this->spellchecker->check($name, $fileOrDirectory->getRealPath()),
             );
 
             $issues = [
diff --git a/src/Checkers/SourceCodeChecker.php b/src/Checkers/SourceCodeChecker.php
index 7dc7ac39..451beecf 100644
--- a/src/Checkers/SourceCodeChecker.php
+++ b/src/Checkers/SourceCodeChecker.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ private function getIssuesFromSourceFile(SplFileInfo $file): array
                         $misspelling,
                         $file->getRealPath(),
                         $this->getErrorLine($file, $name),
-                    ), $this->spellchecker->check(SpellcheckFormatter::format($name))),
+                    ), $this->spellchecker->check(SpellcheckFormatter::format($name), $file->getRealPath())),
             ];
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Config.php b/src/Config.php
index 8861b098..7439f906 100644
--- a/src/Config.php
+++ b/src/Config.php
@@ -35,14 +35,20 @@ final class Config
      *
      * @param  array<int, string>  $whitelistedWords
      * @param  array<int, string>  $whitelistedPaths
+     * @param  array<string,  array<int, string>>  $fileSpecificIgnores
      */
     public function __construct(
         public array $whitelistedWords = [],
         public array $whitelistedPaths = [],
+        public array $fileSpecificIgnores = [],
         public ?string $preset = null,
         public ?string $language = null,
     ) {
         $this->whitelistedWords = array_map(strtolower(...), $whitelistedWords);
+        $this->fileSpecificIgnores = array_map(
+            fn (array $words): array => array_map(strtolower(...), $words),
+            $fileSpecificIgnores
+        );
     }
 
     /**
@@ -96,7 +102,8 @@ public static function instance(): self
          *     language?: string,
          *     ignore?: array{
          *         words?: array<int, string>,
-         *         paths?: array<int, string>
+         *         paths?: array<int, string>,
+         *         files?: array<string, array<int, string>>
          *     }
          *  } $jsonAsArray
          */
@@ -105,6 +112,7 @@ public static function instance(): self
         return self::$instance = new self(
             $jsonAsArray['ignore']['words'] ?? [],
             $jsonAsArray['ignore']['paths'] ?? [],
+            $jsonAsArray['ignore']['files'] ?? [],
             $jsonAsArray['preset'] ?? null,
             $jsonAsArray['language'] ?? null,
         );
@@ -152,14 +160,40 @@ public function ignoreWords(array $words): void
     }
 
     /**
-     * Checks if the word is ignored.
+     * Checks if the word is ignored globally or for a specific file.
      */
-    public function isWordIgnored(string $word): bool
+    public function isWordIgnored(string $word, ?string $filePath = null): bool
     {
-        return in_array(strtolower($word), [
+        $word = strtolower($word);
+
+        // Check global ignores
+        $globalIgnores = [
             ...$this->whitelistedWords,
             ...array_map(strtolower(...), PresetProvider::whitelistedWords($this->preset)),
-        ]);
+        ];
+
+        if (in_array($word, $globalIgnores)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // Check file-specific ignores
+        if ($filePath !== null) {
+            $projectPath = ProjectPath::get();
+
+            // Normalize the file path to be relative to project root
+            $normalizedFilePath = $filePath;
+            if (str_starts_with($filePath, $projectPath.'/')) {
+                $normalizedFilePath = substr($filePath, strlen($projectPath) + 1);
+            }
+
+            foreach ($this->fileSpecificIgnores as $path => $words) {
+                if ($normalizedFilePath === $path && in_array($word, $words)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -183,6 +217,7 @@ private function persist(): void
             'ignore' => [
                 'words' => $this->whitelistedWords,
                 'paths' => $this->whitelistedPaths,
+                'files' => $this->fileSpecificIgnores,
             ],
         ], JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));
     }
diff --git a/src/Contracts/Services/Spellchecker.php b/src/Contracts/Services/Spellchecker.php
index e530a369..98f44d57 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/Services/Spellchecker.php
+++ b/src/Contracts/Services/Spellchecker.php
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ interface Spellchecker
      *
      * @return array<int, Misspelling>
      */
-    public function check(string $text): array;
+    public function check(string $text, ?string $filePath = null): array;
 }
diff --git a/src/Services/Spellcheckers/Aspell.php b/src/Services/Spellcheckers/Aspell.php
index 8afbc668..ef5634c5 100644
--- a/src/Services/Spellcheckers/Aspell.php
+++ b/src/Services/Spellcheckers/Aspell.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public static function default(): self
      *
      * @return array<int, Misspelling>
      */
-    public function check(string $text): array
+    public function check(string $text, ?string $filePath = null): array
     {
         /** @var array<int, Misspelling>|null $misspellings */
         $misspellings = $this->cache->has($text) ? $this->cache->get($text) : $this->getMisspellings($text);
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function check(string $text): array
 
         return array_filter(
             $misspellings,
-            fn (Misspelling $misspelling): bool => ! $this->config->isWordIgnored($misspelling->word),
+            fn (Misspelling $misspelling): bool => ! $this->config->isWordIgnored($misspelling->word, $filePath),
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ConfigTest.php b/tests/Unit/ConfigTest.php
index 722d9f3c..4cf4824b 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/ConfigTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/ConfigTest.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         'php',
     ])->and($config->whitelistedPaths)->toBe([
         'tests',
-    ]);
+    ])->and($config->fileSpecificIgnores)->toBe([]);
 });
 
 it('should to be a singleton', function (): void {
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     $config = Config::instance();
 
     expect($config->whitelistedWords)->toBe([])
-        ->and($config->whitelistedPaths)->toBe([]);
+        ->and($config->whitelistedPaths)->toBe([])
+        ->and($config->fileSpecificIgnores)->toBe([]);
 });
 
 it('should be able to create a peck.json config file', function (): void {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
         ])
         ->and($config->whitelistedPaths)->toBe([
             'tests',
-        ]);
+        ])->and($config->fileSpecificIgnores)->toBe([]);
 });
 
 describe('language', function (): void {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Services/AspellTest.php b/tests/Unit/Services/AspellTest.php
index 5f66b057..e8147379 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Services/AspellTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Services/AspellTest.php
@@ -128,3 +128,53 @@
         ->and($misspellings[0]->word)->toBe('Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx')
         ->and($misspellings[0]->suggestions)->toBeEmpty();
 });
+
+it('ignores words for specific files', function (): void {
+    $config = new Config([], [], [
+        'src/Test.php' => ['testword'],
+        'tests/SomeTest.php' => ['unittest'],
+    ]);
+    $cache = new Cache(__DIR__.'/../../.peck-test.cache');
+    $spellchecker = new Aspell($config, $cache);
+
+    // Should ignore 'testword' in src/Test.php
+    $issues = $spellchecker->check('testword', 'src/Test.php');
+    expect($issues)->toBeEmpty();
+
+    // Should not ignore 'testword' in other files
+    $issues = $spellchecker->check('testword', 'src/Other.php');
+    expect($issues)->toHaveCount(1)
+        ->and($issues[0]->word)->toBe('testword');
+
+    // Should ignore 'unittest' in the specific test file
+    $issues = $spellchecker->check('unittest', 'tests/SomeTest.php');
+    expect($issues)->toBeEmpty();
+
+    // Should not ignore 'unittest' in non-test files
+    $issues = $spellchecker->check('unittest', 'src/Service.php');
+    expect($issues)->toHaveCount(1)
+        ->and($issues[0]->word)->toBe('unittest');
+});
+
+it('combines global and file-specific ignores', function (): void {
+    $config = new Config(['globalword'], [], [
+        'src/Test.php' => ['specificword'],
+    ]);
+    $cache = new Cache(__DIR__.'/../../.peck-test.cache');
+    $spellchecker = new Aspell($config, $cache);
+
+    // Global word should be ignored everywhere
+    $issues = $spellchecker->check('globalword', 'src/Test.php');
+    expect($issues)->toBeEmpty();
+
+    $issues = $spellchecker->check('globalword', 'src/Other.php');
+    expect($issues)->toBeEmpty();
+
+    // File-specific word should only be ignored in that file
+    $issues = $spellchecker->check('specificword', 'src/Test.php');
+    expect($issues)->toBeEmpty();
+
+    $issues = $spellchecker->check('specificword', 'src/Other.php');
+    expect($issues)->toHaveCount(1)
+        ->and($issues[0]->word)->toBe('specificword');
+});