diff --git a/dist/tools/codespell/ignored_words.txt b/dist/tools/codespell/ignored_words.txt
index 2965ebf2d9..64d3a1359a 100644
--- a/dist/tools/codespell/ignored_words.txt
+++ b/dist/tools/codespell/ignored_words.txt
@@ -113,3 +113,6 @@ chang
 
 # filp (variable name for file pointer) => flip
 filp
+
+# Ether (Scapy class name and means Ethernet in some parts of the code) => Either
+ether