diff --git a/modules/checkers/spell/README.org b/modules/checkers/spell/README.org
index fac639aad..14b903915 100644
--- a/modules/checkers/spell/README.org
+++ b/modules/checkers/spell/README.org
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Return nil if on a link url, markup, html, or references."
 
 ** Adding or removing words to your personal dictionary
 Use ~M-x +spell/add-word~ and ~M-x +spell/remove-word~ to whitelist words that
-you know are not misspellings. For evil users these are bound to =zq= and =zw=,
+you know are not misspellings. For evil users these are bound to =zg= and =zw=,
 respectively. =+flyspell= users can also add/remove words from the
 ~flyspell-correct~ popup interface (there will be extra options on the list of
 corrections for "save word to dictionary").
diff --git a/modules/editor/evil/config.el b/modules/editor/evil/config.el
index 41b8af241..33da545af 100644
--- a/modules/editor/evil/config.el
+++ b/modules/editor/evil/config.el
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ directives. By default, this only recognizes C directives.")
       ;; implement dictionary keybinds
       ;; evil already defines 'z=' to `ispell-word' = correct word at point
       (:when (featurep! :checkers spell)
-       :n  "zq"   #'+spell/add-word
+       :n  "zg"   #'+spell/add-word
        :n  "zw"   #'+spell/remove-word
        :m  "[s"   #'+spell/previous-error
        :m  "]s"   #'+spell/next-error)