diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vimspell.vim b/runtime/syntax/vimspell.vim
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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Vim spell file
+" Maintainer:	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
+" Last Change:	2005 Mar 20
+
+" Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn match vimspellComment	"^#.*"
+syn match vimspellError		"^-.*"
+syn match vimspellRegion	"^---$"
+syn match vimspellRegion	"^\(-\l\l\)\+$"
+syn match vimspellError		"^[^- #+=>].*"
+syn match vimspellError		"\s\+$"
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" Only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_diff_syntax_inits")
+  command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+
+  HiLink vimspellComment	Comment
+  HiLink vimspellRegion		DiffAdd
+  HiLink vimspellError		Error
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "vimspell"
+
+" vim: ts=8 sw=2