diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
index 9fc851877f..63f16e87d7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
@@ -496,7 +496,12 @@ class Application
                 }
 
                 if ($alternatives = $this->findAlternativeNamespace($part, $abbrevs)) {
-                    $message .= "\n\nDid you mean one of these?\n    ";
+                    if (1 == count($alternatives)) {
+                        $message .= "\n\nDid you mean this?\n    ";
+                    } else {
+                        $message .= "\n\nDid you mean one of these?\n    ";
+                    }
+
                     $message .= implode("\n    ", $alternatives);
                 }
 
@@ -571,7 +576,11 @@ class Application
             $message = sprintf('Command "%s" is not defined.', $name);
 
             if ($alternatives = $this->findAlternativeCommands($searchName, $abbrevs)) {
-                $message .= "\n\nDid you mean one of these?\n    ";
+                if (1 == count($alternatives)) {
+                    $message .= "\n\nDid you mean this?\n    ";
+                } else {
+                    $message .= "\n\nDid you mean one of these?\n    ";
+                }
                 $message .= implode("\n    ", $alternatives);
             }