diff --git a/packages/cspell-lib/api/api.d.ts b/packages/cspell-lib/api/api.d.ts
index 20dd102ea1e..eb719013201 100644
--- a/packages/cspell-lib/api/api.d.ts
+++ b/packages/cspell-lib/api/api.d.ts
@@ -965,6 +965,10 @@ interface ResolveFileResult {
      * A warning message if the file was found, but there was a problem.
      */
     warning?: string;
+    /**
+     * The method used to resolve the file.
+     */
+    method: string;
 }
 /**
  * Resolve filename to absolute paths.
diff --git a/packages/cspell-lib/src/lib/util/resolveFile.test.ts b/packages/cspell-lib/src/lib/util/resolveFile.test.ts
index 878a05a2416..6a433f3e46d 100644
--- a/packages/cspell-lib/src/lib/util/resolveFile.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cspell-lib/src/lib/util/resolveFile.test.ts
@@ -79,21 +79,39 @@ describe('Validate resolveFile', () => {
         expect(r.found).toBe(found);
     });
 
-    const urlIssue5034 = new URL('issue-5034/', issuesFolderURL);
+    const urlIssue5034 = new URL('issue-5034/.cspell.json', issuesFolderURL);
 
     test.each`
-        filename                                                        | relativeTo                                   | expected                               | found
-        ${'./frontend/cfg/cspell.config.yaml'}                          | ${urlIssue5034.href}                         | ${sm(/cfg[/\\]cspell\.config\.yaml$/)} | ${true}
-        ${'./frontend/cfg/cspell.config.yaml'}                          | ${new URL('cspell.json', urlIssue5034).href} | ${sm(/cfg[/\\]cspell\.config\.yaml$/)} | ${true}
-        ${'./frontend/cfg/cspell.config.yaml'}                          | ${fileURLToPath(urlIssue5034)}               | ${sm(/cfg[/\\]cspell\.config\.yaml$/)} | ${true}
-        ${'./frontend/node_modules/@cspell/dict-fr-fr/cspell-ext.json'} | ${urlIssue5034.href}                         | ${sm(/cspell-ext\.json$/)}             | ${true}
+        filename                                                        | relativeTo                                                | expected                               | found
+        ${'./frontend/src/cspell.config.yaml'}                          | ${urlIssue5034.href}                                      | ${sm(/src[/\\]cspell\.config\.yaml$/)} | ${true}
+        ${'./frontend/src/cspell.config.yaml'}                          | ${new URL('cspell.json', urlIssue5034).href}              | ${sm(/src[/\\]cspell\.config\.yaml$/)} | ${true}
+        ${'./frontend/node_modules/@cspell/dict-fr-fr/cspell-ext.json'} | ${urlIssue5034.href}                                      | ${sm(/cspell-ext\.json$/)}             | ${true}
+        ${'@cspell/dict-fr-fr'}                                         | ${new URL('frontend/src/cspell.json', urlIssue5034).href} | ${sm(/cspell-ext\.json$/)}             | ${true}
+        ${'@cspell/dict-mnemonics'}                                     | ${new URL('frontend/src/cspell.json', urlIssue5034).href} | ${sm(/cspell-ext\.json$/)}             | ${true}
     `('resolveFile $filename rel $relativeTo', async ({ filename, relativeTo, expected, found }) => {
         const r = resolveFile(filename, relativeTo);
-        // console.error('r %o', r);
         expect(r.filename).toEqual(expected);
         expect(r.found).toBe(found);
+        expect(r.warning).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
+    test.each`
+        filename                                                 | relativeTo                                                | expected                   | found   | warning                                    | method
+        ${'node_modules/@cspell/dict-mnemonics/cspell-ext.json'} | ${new URL('frontend/src/cspell.json', urlIssue5034).href} | ${sm(/cspell-ext\.json$/)} | ${true} | ${expect.stringContaining('node_modules')} | ${'tryLegacyResolve'}
+        ${'@cspell/dict-mnemonics'}                              | ${new URL('frontend/src/cspell.json', urlIssue5034).href} | ${sm(/cspell-ext\.json$/)} | ${true} | ${undefined}                               | ${'tryCreateRequire'}
+        ${'node_modules/@cspell/dict-mnemonics'}                 | ${new URL('frontend/src/cspell.json', urlIssue5034).href} | ${sm(/cspell-ext\.json$/)} | ${true} | ${expect.stringContaining('node_modules')} | ${'tryLegacyResolve'}
+    `(
+        'resolveFile $filename rel $relativeTo with warning',
+        async ({ filename, relativeTo, expected, found, warning, method }) => {
+            const r = resolveFile(filename, relativeTo);
+            // console.error('r %o', r);
+            expect(r.filename).toEqual(expected);
+            expect(r.found).toBe(found);
+            expect(r.warning).toEqual(warning);
+            expect(r.method).toEqual(method);
+        },
+    );
+
     test.each`
         url                              | expected
         ${'/User/home'}                  | ${false}
diff --git a/packages/cspell-lib/src/lib/util/resolveFile.ts b/packages/cspell-lib/src/lib/util/resolveFile.ts
index 5b824a9e852..dc22f6515da 100644
--- a/packages/cspell-lib/src/lib/util/resolveFile.ts
+++ b/packages/cspell-lib/src/lib/util/resolveFile.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ export interface ResolveFileResult {
      * A warning message if the file was found, but there was a problem.
      */
     warning?: string;
+    /**
+     * The method used to resolve the file.
+     */
+    method: string;
 }
 
-const testNodeModules = /^node_modules\//;
+const regExpStartsWidthNodeModules = /^node_modules[/\\]/;
 
 /**
  * Resolve filename to absolute paths.
@@ -41,6 +45,19 @@ const testNodeModules = /^node_modules\//;
  * @param relativeTo absolute path
  */
 export function resolveFile(filename: string, relativeTo: string | URL): ResolveFileResult {
+    const result = _resolveFile(filename, relativeTo);
+    const match = filename.match(regExpStartsWidthNodeModules);
+
+    if (match) {
+        result.warning ??= `Import of '${filename}' should not start with '${match[0]}' in '${toFilePathOrHref(
+            relativeTo,
+        )}'. Use '${filename.replace(regExpStartsWidthNodeModules, '')}' or a relative path instead.`;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+export function _resolveFile(filename: string, relativeTo: string | URL): ResolveFileResult {
     filename = filename.replace(/^~/, os.homedir());
     const steps: { filename: string; fn: (f: string, r: string | URL) => ResolveFileResult | undefined }[] = [
         { filename, fn: tryUrl },
@@ -50,7 +67,6 @@ export function resolveFile(filename: string, relativeTo: string | URL): Resolve
         { filename, fn: tryResolveExists },
         { filename, fn: tryNodeResolveDefaultPaths },
         { filename, fn: tryResolveFrom },
-        { filename: filename.replace(testNodeModules, ''), fn: tryResolveFrom },
         { filename, fn: tryResolveGlobal },
         { filename, fn: tryLegacyResolve },
     ];
@@ -60,15 +76,14 @@ export function resolveFile(filename: string, relativeTo: string | URL): Resolve
         if (r?.found) return r;
     }
 
-    const r = tryUrl(filename, relativeTo);
+    const result = tryUrl(filename, relativeTo) || {
+        filename: isRelative(filename) ? joinWith(filename, relativeTo) : filename.toString(),
+        relativeTo: relativeTo.toString(),
+        found: false,
+        method: 'not found',
+    };
 
-    return (
-        r || {
-            filename: isRelative(filename) ? joinWith(filename, relativeTo) : filename.toString(),
-            relativeTo: relativeTo.toString(),
-            found: false,
-        }
-    );
+    return result;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -86,9 +101,10 @@ function tryUrl(filename: string, relativeToURL: string | URL): ResolveFileResul
                 filename: file,
                 relativeTo: undefined,
                 found: fs.existsSync(file),
+                method: 'tryUrl',
             };
         }
-        return { filename: filename.toString(), relativeTo: undefined, found: true };
+        return { filename: filename.toString(), relativeTo: undefined, found: true, method: 'tryUrl' };
     }
 
     if (isURLLike(relativeToURL) && !isDataURL(relativeToURL)) {
@@ -99,6 +115,7 @@ function tryUrl(filename: string, relativeToURL: string | URL): ResolveFileResul
             filename: toFilePathOrHref(url),
             relativeTo: toFilePathOrHref(relToURL),
             found: !isRelToAFile || fs.existsSync(url),
+            method: 'tryUrl',
         };
     }
 
@@ -110,7 +127,7 @@ function tryCreateRequire(filename: string | URL, relativeTo: string | URL): Res
     const require = createRequire(relativeTo);
     try {
         const r = require.resolve(filename);
-        return { filename: r, relativeTo: relativeTo.toString(), found: true };
+        return { filename: r, relativeTo: relativeTo.toString(), found: true, method: 'tryCreateRequire' };
     } catch (_) {
         return undefined;
     }
@@ -119,7 +136,7 @@ function tryCreateRequire(filename: string | URL, relativeTo: string | URL): Res
 function tryNodeResolveDefaultPaths(filename: string): ResolveFileResult | undefined {
     try {
         const r = require.resolve(filename);
-        return { filename: r, relativeTo: undefined, found: true };
+        return { filename: r, relativeTo: undefined, found: true, method: 'tryNodeResolveDefaultPaths' };
     } catch (_) {
         return undefined;
     }
@@ -143,7 +160,7 @@ function tryNodeRequireResolve(filenameOrURL: string, relativeTo: string | URL):
     const paths = calcPaths(path.resolve(relativeToPath));
     try {
         const r = require.resolve(filename, { paths });
-        return { filename: r, relativeTo: relativeToPath, found: true };
+        return { filename: r, relativeTo: relativeToPath, found: true, method: 'tryNodeRequireResolve' };
     } catch (_) {
         return undefined;
     }
@@ -153,7 +170,7 @@ function tryImportResolve(filename: string, relativeTo: string | URL): ResolveFi
     try {
         const paths = isRelative(filename) ? [relativeTo] : [relativeTo, srcDirectory];
         const resolved = fileURLToPath(importResolveModuleName(filename, paths));
-        return { filename: resolved, relativeTo: relativeTo.toString(), found: true };
+        return { filename: resolved, relativeTo: relativeTo.toString(), found: true, method: 'tryImportResolve' };
     } catch (_) {
         return undefined;
     }
@@ -161,7 +178,7 @@ function tryImportResolve(filename: string, relativeTo: string | URL): ResolveFi
 
 function tryResolveGlobal(filename: string): ResolveFileResult | undefined {
     const r = resolveGlobal(filename);
-    return (r && { filename: r, relativeTo: undefined, found: true }) || undefined;
+    return (r && { filename: r, relativeTo: undefined, found: true, method: 'tryResolveGlobal' }) || undefined;
 }
 
 function tryResolveExists(filename: string | URL, relativeTo: string | URL): ResolveFileResult | undefined {
@@ -174,28 +191,32 @@ function tryResolveExists(filename: string | URL, relativeTo: string | URL): Res
     const toTry = [{ filename }, { filename: path.resolve(relativeTo, filename), relativeTo }];
     for (const { filename, relativeTo } of toTry) {
         const found = path.isAbsolute(filename) && fs.existsSync(filename);
-        if (found) return { filename, relativeTo: relativeTo?.toString(), found };
+        if (found) return { filename, relativeTo: relativeTo?.toString(), found, method: 'tryResolveExists' };
     }
     filename = path.resolve(filename);
     return {
         filename,
         relativeTo: path.resolve('.'),
         found: fs.existsSync(filename),
+        method: 'tryResolveExists',
     };
 }
 
 function tryResolveFrom(filename: string, relativeTo: string | URL): ResolveFileResult | undefined {
     if (relativeTo instanceof URL) return undefined;
     try {
-        return { filename: resolveFrom(pathFromRelativeTo(relativeTo), filename), relativeTo, found: true };
+        return {
+            filename: resolveFrom(pathFromRelativeTo(relativeTo), filename),
+            relativeTo,
+            found: true,
+            method: 'tryResolveFrom',
+        };
     } catch (error) {
         // Failed to resolve a relative module request
         return undefined;
     }
 }
 
-const regExpStartsWidthNodeModules = /^node_modules[/\\]/;
-
 function tryLegacyResolve(filename: string | URL, relativeTo: string | URL): ResolveFileResult | undefined {
     if (filename instanceof URL || isURLLike(filename) || (isURLLike(relativeTo) && !isFileURL(relativeTo))) {
         return undefined;
@@ -206,11 +227,10 @@ function tryLegacyResolve(filename: string | URL, relativeTo: string | URL): Res
     const match = filename.match(regExpStartsWidthNodeModules);
 
     if (match) {
-        const found = tryImportResolve(filename.replace(regExpStartsWidthNodeModules, ''), relativeToPath);
+        const fixedFilename = filename.replace(regExpStartsWidthNodeModules, '');
+        const found = tryImportResolve(fixedFilename, relativeToPath) || tryResolveFrom(fixedFilename, relativeToPath);
         if (found?.found) {
-            found.warning = `Import of '${filename}' should not start with '${match[0]}' in '${toFilePathOrHref(
-                relativeTo,
-            )}'`;
+            found.method = 'tryLegacyResolve';
             return found;
         }
     }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 44840d9151f..17b95e61f3b 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -811,6 +811,9 @@ importers:
       '@cspell/dict-fr-fr':
         specifier: 2.2.2
         version: 2.2.2
+      '@cspell/dict-mnemonics':
+        specifier: ^3.0.1
+        version: 3.0.1
       cspell:
         specifier: workspace:*
         version: link:../../../../packages/cspell
@@ -2658,6 +2661,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-9j3t1UXsy3M1B8+LN8wPO73KzX7v94GBfefWKSMJDpBvDUnOjwxabnj9ICBOVErBPwURS+LkjJbgVXkvr1OiPQ==}
     dev: true
 
+  /@cspell/dict-mnemonics@3.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-3rMCSe/ncd8Sucwo0rlRnCjDmmCOF9OVelkVsz6nYTbDRkqw/s34tHy3jEFukKFeYFy19Zzgn9pEd/pBE6b+OA==}
+    dev: true
+
   /@cspell/dict-nl-nl@1.0.35:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-acqP639XKYbWuMgdR589bLzyO6kBNlKvHnbDTgrhBjDVZZaIGbhcNR9EsgNP9W8Q4b+Sl1R7bsW6Xr2W4nxaqg==}
     dev: true
diff --git a/test-fixtures/issues/issue-5034/frontend/package.json b/test-fixtures/issues/issue-5034/frontend/package.json
index 2c447e69ddc..a1ee7214937 100644
--- a/test-fixtures/issues/issue-5034/frontend/package.json
+++ b/test-fixtures/issues/issue-5034/frontend/package.json
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   "name": "issue-5034-frontend",
   "version": "2.34.4",
   "private": true,
-  "dependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
     "spellcheck": "cspell -c \"../.cspell.json\" -r \"..\"  --dot --gitignore \"**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,json,yml,md}\"",
     "test": "pnpm run spellcheck"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@cspell/dict-fr-fr": "2.2.2",
+    "@cspell/dict-mnemonics": "^3.0.1",
     "cspell": "workspace:*"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test-fixtures/issues/issue-5034/package.json b/test-fixtures/issues/issue-5034/package.json
index 0c2da26de10..e68fa8d5fa4 100644
--- a/test-fixtures/issues/issue-5034/package.json
+++ b/test-fixtures/issues/issue-5034/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "pnpm run -r spellcheck"
+    "test": "pnpm run -r --filter ./frontend spellcheck"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "cspell": "workspace:*"