diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbb663217..5b23c5282 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Heres the wiki for installing new plugins refer to this: [wiki](https://github.c
 - [nvim-lspconfig](https://github.com/neovim/nvim-lspconfig)
 - [mason-lspconfig.nvim](https://github.com/williamboman/mason-lspconfig.nvim)
 - [null-ls.nvim](https://github.com/jose-elias-alvarez/null-ls.nvim)
-- [vim-illuminate](https://github.com/RRethy/vim-illuminate)
+- [mini.cursorword](https://github.com/echasnovski/mini.cursorword)
 - [telescope.nvim](https://github.com/nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim)
 - [nvim-treesitter](https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter)
 - [gitsigns.nvim](https://github.com/lewis6991/gitsigns.nvim)
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 769247993..479d376d3 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ spec "user.lspconfig"
 spec "user.navic"
 spec "user.breadcrumbs"
 spec "user.null-ls"
-spec "user.illuminate"
+-- spec "user.illuminate"
+spec "user.minicursorword"
 spec "user.telescope"
 spec "user.telescope-tabs"
 spec "user.nvimtree"
diff --git a/lua/user/minicursorword.lua b/lua/user/minicursorword.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe8e42f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/user/minicursorword.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+local M = {
+  "echasnovski/mini.cursorword",
+  event = "VeryLazy",
+}
+
+function M.config()
+  require("mini.cursorword").setup()
+end
+
+return M