diff --git a/dictionaries/julia/cspell-ext.json b/dictionaries/julia/cspell-ext.json
index 50cb0299029..60f3e9bcca6 100644
--- a/dictionaries/julia/cspell-ext.json
+++ b/dictionaries/julia/cspell-ext.json
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-// cSpell Settings
 {
     "id": "julia",
     "version": "0.2",
     "name": "Julia Dictionary",
     "description": "Julia function and keyword dictionary",
     "readonly": true,
-    // List of dictionary files to add to the global list of dictionaries
     "dictionaryDefinitions": [
         {
             "name": "julia",
@@ -13,31 +11,15 @@
             "description": "Julia Dictionary"
         }
     ],
-    // Dictionaries to always be used.
-    // Generally left empty
-    "dictionaries": [],
-    // Language Rules to apply to matching files.
-    // Files are matched on `languageId` and `locale`
+    "enableFiletypes": ["julia"],
     "languageSettings": [
         {
-            // VSCode languageId. i.e. typescript, java, go, cpp, javascript, markdown, latex
-            // * will match against any file type.
             "languageId": "julia",
-            // Language locale. i.e. en-US, de-AT, or ru. * will match all locales.
-            // Multiple locales can be specified like: "en, en-US" to match both English and English US.
             "locale": "*",
-            // By default the whole text of a file is included for spell checking
-            // Adding patterns to the "includeRegExpList" to only include matching patterns
             "includeRegExpList": [],
-            // To exclude patterns, add them to "ignoreRegExpList"
             "ignoreRegExpList": [],
-            // regex patterns than can be used with ignoreRegExpList or includeRegExpList
-            // Example: "pattern": [{ "name": "mdash", "pattern": "—" }]
-            // This could be included in "ignoreRegExpList": ["mdash"]
             "patterns": [],
-            // List of dictionaries to enable by name in `dictionaryDefinitions`
             "dictionaries": ["julia"],
-            // Dictionary definitions can also be supplied here. They are only used iff "languageId" and "locale" match.
             "dictionaryDefinitions": []
         }
     ]
diff --git a/dictionaries/julia/cspell.json b/dictionaries/julia/cspell.json
index f3721f0db4d..488496086f0 100644
--- a/dictionaries/julia/cspell.json
+++ b/dictionaries/julia/cspell.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "version": "0.2",
     "files": [
-        "**/*.{md,txt}"
+        "**/*.{md,txt,jl}"
     ],
     "dictionaries": [
         "julia"
diff --git a/dictionaries/julia/package.json b/dictionaries/julia/package.json
index 03a470c2c20..b84c4f55565 100644
--- a/dictionaries/julia/package.json
+++ b/dictionaries/julia/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=8192 cspell-tools-cli build",
-    "test": "head -n 1000 \"src/julia.txt\" | cspell -v -c ./cspell-ext.json \"--locale=*\" \"--languageId=julia\" stdin",
+    "test": "pnpm run test:words && pnpm run test:samples",
+    "test:samples": "cspell samples",
+    "test:words": "head -n 1000 \"src/julia.txt\" | cspell -c ./cspell-ext.json \"--locale=*\" \"--languageId=julia\" stdin",
     "prepublishOnly": "echo OK",
     "prepare:dictionary": "pnpm run build"
   },
diff --git a/dictionaries/julia/samples/code.jl b/dictionaries/julia/samples/code.jl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a6ce500aff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dictionaries/julia/samples/code.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# From https://juliabyexample.helpmanual.io/#Simple-Functions
+
+# function to calculate the volume of a sphere
+function sphere_vol(r)
+    # julia allows Unicode names (in UTF-8 encoding)
+    # so either "pi" or the symbol π can be used
+    return 4/3*pi*r^3
+end
+
+# functions can also be defined more succinctly
+quadratic(a, sqr_term, b) = (-b + sqr_term) / 2a
+
+# calculates x for 0 = a*x^2+b*x+c, arguments types can be defined in function definitions
+function quadratic2(a::Float64, b::Float64, c::Float64)
+    # unlike other languages 2a is equivalent to 2*a
+    # a^2 is used instead of a**2 or pow(a,2)
+    sqr_term = sqrt(b^2-4a*c)
+    r1 = quadratic(a, sqr_term, b)
+    r2 = quadratic(a, -sqr_term, b)
+    # multiple values can be returned from a function using tuples
+    # if the return keyword is omitted, the last term is returned
+    r1, r2
+end
+
+vol = sphere_vol(3)
+# @printf allows number formatting but does not automatically append the \n to statements, see below
+using Printf
+@printf "volume = %0.3f\n" vol
+#> volume = 113.097
+
+quad1, quad2 = quadratic2(2.0, -2.0, -12.0)
+println("result 1: ", quad1)
+#> result 1: 3.0
+println("result 2: ", quad2)
+#> result 2: -2.0