diff --git a/.config/nvim/init.lua b/.config/nvim/init.lua
index 233d80b..ef5acd4 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/init.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/init.lua
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ vim.g.mapleader = ","
 -- load general mapped keys
 require('style')
 
+-- load dictionaries and helper functions
+require('dictionaries')
+
 -- load plugins (autoload all files in plugin folder)
 require('loadplugins')
 
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c40013c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+-- local dictionary_base = vim.fn.getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") .. "/nvim/lua/dictionaries/"
+local dictionary_base = "/home/user/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries/"
+
+local Dictionary_files = {
+  ["de-DE"] = {"dictionary_de-de.txt", "dictionary_names.txt"},
+  ["en-US"] = {"dictionary_en-us.txt", "dictionary_names.txt"},
+}
+
+function GetDictFiles(lang)
+  local files = Dictionary_files[lang]
+  if files then
+    return files
+  else
+    return nil
+  end
+end
+
+function ReadFiles(lang)
+  local files = GetDictFiles(lang)
+  local dict = {}
+  if files then
+    for _, file in ipairs(files) do
+      local f = assert(io.open(file, "r"))
+      if f then
+        for l in f:lines() do
+          table.insert(dict, l)
+        end
+      else
+        print("Can not read dict file %q", file)
+      end
+    end
+  else
+    print("Lang %q has no files", lang)
+  end
+  return dict
+end
+
+for k,v in pairs(Dictionary_files) do
+  for a,b in pairs(v) do
+    Dictionary_files[k][a] = dictionary_base .. b
+  end
+end
+
+Dictionaries = {
+  ["de-DE"] = ReadFiles("de-DE"),
+  ["en-US"] = ReadFiles("en-US"),
+}
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries/dictionary_de-de.txt b/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries/dictionary_de-de.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64bb329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries/dictionary_de-de.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Bonitur
+Königinnensubstanz
+Magazinbeute
+Pollenhose
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries/dictionary_en-us.txt b/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries/dictionary_en-us.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries/dictionary_names.txt b/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries/dictionary_names.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0188b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/dictionaries/dictionary_names.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Akallabêth
+Edain
+Númenor
diff --git a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig.lua b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig.lua
index 410deac..d98317d 100644
--- a/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig.lua
+++ b/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/nvim-lspconfig.lua
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ return {
           "yamlls",
         }
       })
+
       local servers = {
         lua_ls = {
           Lua = {
@@ -46,6 +47,13 @@ return {
             },
             telemetry = { enable = false },
           },
+        },
+        ltex = {
+          ltex = {
+            -- language = "de-DE",
+            enabled = { "latex" },
+            dictionary = Dictionaries,
+          }
         }
       }
       local default = { __index = function() return {} end }