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diff --git a/src/modelbuilder_base.nit b/src/modelbuilder_base.nit
index a60ef68..5cc235f 100644
--- a/src/modelbuilder_base.nit
+++ b/src/modelbuilder_base.nit
@@ -348,6 +348,12 @@ class ModelBuilder
 		var name = qid.n_id.text
 		var qname = qid.full_name
 
+		if bad_class_names[mmodule].has(qname) then
+			error(qid, "Error: class `{qname}` not found in module `{mmodule}`.")
+			return
+		end
+		bad_class_names[mmodule].add(qname)
+
 		var all_classes = model.get_mclasses_by_name(name)
 		var hints = new Array[String]
 
@@ -386,27 +392,28 @@ class ModelBuilder
 		end
 
 		# Look for classes with an approximative name.
-		var bestd = name.length / 2 # limit up to 50% name change
+		var bests = new BestDistance[MClass](qname.length - name.length / 2) # limit up to 50% name change
 		for c in model.mclasses do
 			if not mmodule.in_importation <= c.intro_mmodule then continue
 			if not mmodule.is_visible(c.intro_mmodule, c.visibility) then continue
-			var d = name.levenshtein_distance(c.name)
-			if d <= bestd then
-				if d < bestd then
-					hints.clear
-					bestd = d
-				end
-				hints.add "`{c.full_name}`"
-			end
+			var d = qname.levenshtein_distance(c.name)
+			bests.update(d, c)
+			d = qname.levenshtein_distance(c.full_name)
+			bests.update(d, c)
 		end
-		if hints.not_empty then
+		if bests.best_items.not_empty then
+			for c in bests.best_items do hints.add "`{c.full_name}`"
 			error(qid, "Error: class `{qname}` not found in module `{mmodule}`. Did you mean {hints.join(",", " or ")}?")
 			return
 		end
 
-		error(qid, "Error: class `{name}` not found in module `{mmodule}`.")
+		error(qid, "Error: class `{qname}` not found in module `{mmodule}`.")
 	end
 
+	# List of already reported bad class names.
+	# Used to not perform and repeat hints again and again.
+	private var bad_class_names = new MultiHashMap[MModule, String]
+
 	# Return the static type associated to the node `ntype`.
 	# `mmodule` and `mclassdef` is the context where the call is made (used to understand formal types)
 	# In case of problem, an error is displayed on `ntype` and null is returned.