diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 637eb2b3a2..f07622c504 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -315,13 +315,15 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) struct_decl(decl ast.StructDecl) {
 		}
 		sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(field.typ)
 		if sym.kind == .placeholder && decl.language != .c && !sym.name.starts_with('C.') {
-			c.error('unknown type `$sym.name`', field.pos)
+			c.error(util.new_suggestion(sym.name, c.table.known_type_names()).say('unknown type `$sym.name`'),
+				field.pos)
 		}
 		if sym.kind == .array {
 			array_info := sym.array_info()
 			elem_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(array_info.elem_type)
 			if elem_sym.kind == .placeholder {
-				c.error('unknown type `$elem_sym.name`', field.pos)
+				c.error(util.new_suggestion(elem_sym.name, c.table.known_type_names()).say('unknown type `$elem_sym.name`'),
+					field.pos)
 			}
 		}
 		if sym.kind == .struct_ {
@@ -1024,7 +1026,9 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_method(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 		}
 	}
 	if left_type != table.void_type {
-		c.error('unknown method: `${left_type_sym.name}.$method_name`', call_expr.pos)
+		suggestion := util.new_suggestion(method_name, left_type_sym.methods.map(it.name))
+		c.error(suggestion.say('unknown method: `${left_type_sym.name}.$method_name`'),
+			call_expr.pos)
 	}
 	return table.void_type
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_method_suggest_name.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_method_suggest_name.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd541c808f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_method_suggest_name.out
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_method_suggest_name.v:7:2: error: unknown type `hash.crc32.Crc33`. Did you mean `crc32.Crc33` ?
+    5 |     y   int
+    6 |     z   int
+    7 |     ccc crc32.Crc33
+      |     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+    8 | }
+    9 |
+vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_method_suggest_name.v:27:9: error: unknown method: `Point.tranzlate`. Did you mean `translate` ?
+   25 |     p := Point{1, 2, 3}
+   26 |     v := Vector{5, 5, 10}
+   27 |     z := p.tranzlate(v)
+      |            ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+   28 |     println('p: $p')
+   29 |     println('v: $v')
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_method_suggest_name.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_method_suggest_name.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44d1f849d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/unknown_method_suggest_name.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import hash.crc32
+
+struct Point {
+	x   int
+	y   int
+	z   int
+	ccc crc32.Crc33
+}
+
+struct Vector {
+	x int
+	y int
+	z int
+}
+
+fn (p Point) translate(v Vector) Point {
+	return Point{p.x + v.x, p.y + v.y, p.z + v.z}
+}
+
+fn (p Point) identity() Point {
+	return Point{1, 1, 1}
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	p := Point{1, 2, 3}
+	v := Vector{5, 5, 10}
+	z := p.tranzlate(v)
+	println('p: $p')
+	println('v: $v')
+	println('z: $z')
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/table.v b/vlib/v/table/table.v
index a85f9aa656..f93c001ae0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/table.v
@@ -529,3 +529,14 @@ pub fn (table &Table) sumtype_has_variant(parent, variant Type) bool {
 	return false
 
 }
+
+pub fn (table &Table) known_type_names() []string {
+	mut res := []string{}
+	for _, idx in table.type_idxs {
+		if idx == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		res << table.type_to_str(idx)
+	}
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/util/suggestions.v b/vlib/v/util/suggestions.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0849e362b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/util/suggestions.v
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+module util
+
+import strings
+
+struct Possibility {
+	value      string
+	svalue     string
+mut:
+	similarity f32
+}
+
+fn compare_by_similarity(a, b &Possibility) int {
+	if a.similarity < b.similarity {
+		return -1
+	}
+	if a.similarity > b.similarity {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+//
+struct Suggestion {
+mut:
+	known   []Possibility
+	wanted  string
+	swanted string
+}
+
+pub fn new_suggestion(wanted string, possibilities []string) Suggestion {
+	mut s := Suggestion{
+		wanted: wanted
+		swanted: short_module_name(wanted)
+	}
+	s.add_many(possibilities)
+	s.sort()
+	return s
+}
+
+pub fn (mut s Suggestion) add(val string) {
+	if val == s.wanted {
+		return
+	}
+	sval := short_module_name(val)
+	if sval == s.wanted {
+		return
+	}
+	s.known << Possibility{
+		value: val
+		svalue: sval
+		similarity: strings.dice_coefficient(s.swanted, sval)
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn (mut s Suggestion) add_many(many []string) {
+	for x in many {
+		s.add(x)
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn (mut s Suggestion) sort() {
+	s.known.sort_with_compare(compare_by_similarity)
+}
+
+pub fn (s Suggestion) say(msg string) string {
+	mut res := msg
+	if s.known.len > 0 {
+		top_posibility := s.known.last()
+		if top_posibility.similarity > 0.10 {
+			val := top_posibility.value
+			if !val.starts_with('[]') {
+				res += '. Did you mean `$val` ?'
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+pub fn short_module_name(name string) string {
+	if !name.contains('.') {
+		return name
+	}
+	vals := name.split('.')
+	if vals.len < 2 {
+		return name
+	}
+	mname := vals[vals.len - 2]
+	symname := vals[vals.len - 1]
+	return '${mname}.$symname'
+}