diff --git a/codespell_lib/data/dictionary_rare.txt b/codespell_lib/data/dictionary_rare.txt
index 0d711236e6..be333b8587 100644
--- a/codespell_lib/data/dictionary_rare.txt
+++ b/codespell_lib/data/dictionary_rare.txt
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ wee->we
 whats->what's
 whet->when, what, wet,
 whiling->while
-whit->with, white,
+whit->with, white, wit,
 wight->weight, white, right, write,
 wights->weights, waits, whites, rights, writes,
 wile->while