diff --git a/src/bin/cargo/main.rs b/src/bin/cargo/main.rs
index 062ab30f444..18746dd64b7 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo/main.rs
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ fn execute_external_subcommand(gctx: &GlobalContext, cmd: &str, args: &[&OsStr])
                 )
             } else {
                 let suggestions = list_commands(gctx);
-                let did_you_mean = closest_msg(cmd, suggestions.keys(), |c| c);
+                let did_you_mean = closest_msg(cmd, suggestions.keys(), |c| c, "command");
 
                 anyhow::format_err!(
                     "no such command: `{cmd}`{did_you_mean}\n\n\t\
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs b/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs
index f146214e9df..3796c0d44f7 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/package_id_spec.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ impl PackageIdSpecQuery for PackageIdSpec {
     {
         let i: Vec<_> = i.into_iter().collect();
         let spec = PackageIdSpec::parse(spec).with_context(|| {
-            let suggestion = edit_distance::closest_msg(spec, i.iter(), |id| id.name().as_str());
+            let suggestion =
+                edit_distance::closest_msg(spec, i.iter(), |id| id.name().as_str(), "package");
             format!("invalid package ID specification: `{}`{}", spec, suggestion)
         })?;
         spec.query(i)
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ impl PackageIdSpecQuery for PackageIdSpec {
                     self.name(),
                     all_ids.iter(),
                     |id| id.name().as_str(),
+                    "package",
                 ));
             }
 
diff --git a/src/cargo/core/profiles.rs b/src/cargo/core/profiles.rs
index b7e8fe9c904..cac149efaa7 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/profiles.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/profiles.rs
@@ -1414,7 +1414,12 @@ fn validate_packages_unmatched(
             })
             .collect();
         if name_matches.is_empty() {
-            let suggestion = closest_msg(&spec.name(), resolve.iter(), |p| p.name().as_str());
+            let suggestion = closest_msg(
+                &spec.name(),
+                resolve.iter(),
+                |p| p.name().as_str(),
+                "package",
+            );
             shell.warn(format!(
                 "profile package spec `{}` in profile `{}` did not match any packages{}",
                 spec, name, suggestion
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_clean.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_clean.rs
index 5297430b175..45519bf2a74 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_clean.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_clean.rs
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ fn clean_specs(
                 &spec.name(),
                 resolve.iter(),
                 |id| id.name().as_str(),
+                "package",
             ));
             anyhow::bail!(
                 "package ID specification `{}` did not match any packages{}",
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile/unit_generator.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile/unit_generator.rs
index ce10e173c6c..ae1f3bc56c8 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile/unit_generator.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_compile/unit_generator.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ impl<'a> UnitGenerator<'a, '_> {
                         .filter(|target| is_expected_kind(target))
                 })
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-            let suggestion = closest_msg(target_name, targets.iter(), |t| t.name());
+            let suggestion = closest_msg(target_name, targets.iter(), |t| t.name(), "target");
             if !suggestion.is_empty() {
                 anyhow::bail!(
                     "no {} target {} `{}`{}",
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/edit_distance.rs b/src/cargo/util/edit_distance.rs
index f77e48b4401..303f7a2d609 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/edit_distance.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/edit_distance.rs
@@ -113,9 +113,13 @@ pub fn closest_msg<'a, T>(
     choice: &str,
     iter: impl Iterator<Item = T>,
     key: impl Fn(&T) -> &'a str,
+    kind: &str,
 ) -> String {
     match closest(choice, iter, &key) {
-        Some(e) => format!("\n\n\tDid you mean `{}`?", key(&e)),
+        Some(e) => format!(
+            "\n\n\thelp: a {kind} with a similar name exists: `{}`",
+            key(&e)
+        ),
         None => String::new(),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
index 6ab5932d1ad..4eed082eb69 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/toml/mod.rs
@@ -1535,8 +1535,12 @@ pub fn to_real_manifest(
             .filter(|t| t.is_bin())
             .any(|t| t.name() == run)
         {
-            let suggestion =
-                util::closest_msg(run, targets.iter().filter(|t| t.is_bin()), |t| t.name());
+            let suggestion = util::closest_msg(
+                run,
+                targets.iter().filter(|t| t.is_bin()),
+                |t| t.name(),
+                "target",
+            );
             bail!("default-run target `{}` not found{}", run, suggestion);
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/build.rs b/tests/testsuite/build.rs
index 5b5ad0dfc3c..d5c2ab898f4 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/build.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/build.rs
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ Available bin targets:
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no bin target named `a.rs`
 
-	Did you mean `a`?
+	[HELP] a target with a similar name exists: `a`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ Available example targets:
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no example target named `a.rs`
 
-	Did you mean `a`?
+	[HELP] a target with a similar name exists: `a`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
@@ -5908,7 +5908,7 @@ fn target_filters_workspace() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no example target named `ex`
 
-	Did you mean `ex1`?
+	[HELP] a target with a similar name exists: `ex1`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
@@ -5918,7 +5918,7 @@ fn target_filters_workspace() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no example target matches pattern `ex??`
 
-	Did you mean `ex1`?
+	[HELP] a target with a similar name exists: `ex1`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cargo_command.rs b/tests/testsuite/cargo_command.rs
index 79c958972e4..1d8063fe25b 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/cargo_command.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cargo_command.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ fn find_closest_capital_c_to_c() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no such command: `C`
 
-	Did you mean `c`?
+	[HELP] a command with a similar name exists: `c`
 
 	View all installed commands with `cargo --list`
 	Find a package to install `C` with `cargo search cargo-C`
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ fn find_closest_capital_b_to_b() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no such command: `B`
 
-	Did you mean `b`?
+	[HELP] a command with a similar name exists: `b`
 
 	View all installed commands with `cargo --list`
 	Find a package to install `B` with `cargo search cargo-B`
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fn find_closest_biuld_to_build() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no such command: `biuld`
 
-	Did you mean `build`?
+	[HELP] a command with a similar name exists: `build`
 
 	View all installed commands with `cargo --list`
 	Find a package to install `biuld` with `cargo search cargo-biuld`
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ fn find_closest_alias() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no such command: `myalais`
 
-	Did you mean `myalias`?
+	[HELP] a command with a similar name exists: `myalias`
 
 	View all installed commands with `cargo --list`
 	Find a package to install `myalais` with `cargo search cargo-myalais`
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ fn full_did_you_mean() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no such command: `bluid`
 
-	Did you mean `build`?
+	[HELP] a command with a similar name exists: `build`
 
 	View all installed commands with `cargo --list`
 	Find a package to install `bluid` with `cargo search cargo-bluid`
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/clean.rs b/tests/testsuite/clean.rs
index 9503ab85123..433b2a100e0 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/clean.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/clean.rs
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ fn clean_spec_version() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] package ID specification `baz` did not match any packages
 
-	Did you mean `bar`?
+	[HELP] a package with a similar name exists: `bar`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ fn clean_spec_partial_version() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] package ID specification `baz` did not match any packages
 
-	Did you mean `bar`?
+	[HELP] a package with a similar name exists: `bar`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ fn clean_spec_partial_version_ambiguous() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] package ID specification `baz` did not match any packages
 
-	Did you mean `bar`?
+	[HELP] a package with a similar name exists: `bar`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/help.rs b/tests/testsuite/help.rs
index b5c2178f235..701e12ca78d 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/help.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/help.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fn help_alias() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no such command: `empty-alias`
 
-	Did you mean `empty-alias`?
+	[HELP] a command with a similar name exists: `empty-alias`
 
 	View all installed commands with `cargo --list`
 	Find a package to install `empty-alias` with `cargo search cargo-empty-alias`
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/package_features.rs b/tests/testsuite/package_features.rs
index a64ed01210a..785d8133a2d 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/package_features.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/package_features.rs
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ fn non_member_feature() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] package ID specification `bar` did not match any packages
 
-	Did you mean `foo`?
+	[HELP] a package with a similar name exists: `foo`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ fn non_member_feature() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] package ID specification `bar` did not match any packages
 
-	Did you mean `foo`?
+	[HELP] a package with a similar name exists: `foo`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/pkgid.rs b/tests/testsuite/pkgid.rs
index f4471e04085..7c1ae479d61 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/pkgid.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/pkgid.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Caused by:
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] invalid package ID specification: `./bar`
 
-	Did you mean `bar`?
+	[HELP] a package with a similar name exists: `bar`
 
 Caused by:
   package ID specification `./bar` looks like a file path, maybe try [ROOTURL]/foo/bar
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index#crates-io@0.1.0
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] package ID specification `crates_io` did not match any packages
 
-	Did you mean `crates-io`?
+	[HELP] a package with a similar name exists: `crates-io`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/profile_overrides.rs b/tests/testsuite/profile_overrides.rs
index 5db4b1f02c0..fbb90033c36 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/profile_overrides.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/profile_overrides.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fn profile_override_warnings() {
 [WARNING] profile package spec `bar@1.2.3` in profile `dev` has a version or URL that does not match any of the packages: bar v0.5.0 ([ROOT]/foo/bar)
 [WARNING] profile package spec `bart` in profile `dev` did not match any packages
 
-	Did you mean `bar`?
+	[HELP] a package with a similar name exists: `bar`
 [WARNING] profile package spec `no-suggestion` in profile `dev` did not match any packages
 [COMPILING] bar v0.5.0 ([ROOT]/foo/bar)
 [COMPILING] foo v0.0.1 ([ROOT]/foo)
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/publish.rs b/tests/testsuite/publish.rs
index 4e322431bd0..6327377c255 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/publish.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/publish.rs
@@ -2763,7 +2763,7 @@ fn in_package_workspace_not_found() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] package ID specification `li` did not match any packages
 
-	Did you mean `foo`?
+	[HELP] a package with a similar name exists: `foo`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
@@ -2865,7 +2865,7 @@ fn publish_path_dependency_without_workspace() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] package ID specification `bar` did not match any packages
 
-	Did you mean `foo`?
+	[HELP] a package with a similar name exists: `foo`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/run.rs b/tests/testsuite/run.rs
index 8c014bba8b8..550bd055d8f 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/run.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/run.rs
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ fn bogus_default_run() {
 Caused by:
   default-run target `b` not found
 
-  	Did you mean `a`?
+  	[HELP] a target with a similar name exists: `a`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ Available bin targets:
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no bin target named `a.rs`
 
-	Did you mean `a`?
+	[HELP] a target with a similar name exists: `a`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ Available example targets:
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no example target named `a.rs`
 
-	Did you mean `a`?
+	[HELP] a target with a similar name exists: `a`
 
 "#]])
         .run();
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/script.rs b/tests/testsuite/script.rs
index c5000ac3077..af776a182d3 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/script.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/script.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fn path_required() {
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] no such command: `echo`
 
-	Did you mean `bench`?
+	[HELP] a command with a similar name exists: `bench`
 
 	View all installed commands with `cargo --list`
 	Find a package to install `echo` with `cargo search cargo-echo`
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/tree.rs b/tests/testsuite/tree.rs
index 762cc4d9652..2113d6b8afe 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/tree.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/tree.rs
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@ foo v0.1.0 ([ROOT]/foo)
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
 [ERROR] package ID specification `no-dep` did not match any packages
 
-	Did you mean `bdep`?
+	[HELP] a package with a similar name exists: `bdep`
 
 "#]])
         .with_status(101)