diff --git a/pkg/cmd/suggest.go b/pkg/cmd/suggest.go
index b4b637c..00a8269 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/suggest.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/suggest.go
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ func jaroWinkler(a, b string) float64 {
 // suggestCommand takes a list of commands and a provided string to suggest a
 // command name
 func suggestCommand(commands []*cli.Command, provided string) string {
+	const minSuggestionDistance = 0.75
+
 	distance := 0.0
 	var lineage []*cli.Command
 	for _, command := range commands {
@@ -112,6 +114,9 @@ func suggestCommand(commands []*cli.Command, provided string) string {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if distance < minSuggestionDistance || len(lineage) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
 
 	var parts []string
 	for _, command := range lineage {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/suggest_test.go b/pkg/cmd/suggest_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f210f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/suggest_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+func TestSuggestCommandSkipsUnrelatedInput(t *testing.T) {
+	commands := []*cli.Command{
+		{Name: "completions"},
+		{Name: "responses"},
+	}
+
+	if got := suggestCommand(commands, "totallybogus"); got != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no suggestion for unrelated input, got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSuggestCommandKeepsCloseMatches(t *testing.T) {
+	commands := []*cli.Command{
+		{Name: "create"},
+		{Name: "delete"},
+	}
+
+	if got := suggestCommand(commands, "creat"); got != "Did you mean 'create'?" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected create suggestion, got %q", got)
+	}
+}