diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index 62cdb1cb768..929dabca6fb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -16373,7 +16373,8 @@ namespace ts {
             const nameLowerCase = name.toLowerCase();
             for (const candidate of symbols) {
                 const candidateName = symbolName(candidate);
-                if (!(candidate.flags & meaning && Math.abs(candidateName.length - nameLowerCase.length) <= maximumLengthDifference)) {
+                if (candidateName.charCodeAt(0) === CharacterCodes.doubleQuote
+                    || !(candidate.flags & meaning && Math.abs(candidateName.length - nameLowerCase.length) <= maximumLengthDifference)) {
                     continue;
                 }
                 const candidateNameLowerCase = candidateName.toLowerCase();
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5333bcc4cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+tests/cases/compiler/spellingSuggestionModule.ts(2,1): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'foobar'.
+tests/cases/compiler/spellingSuggestionModule.ts(5,1): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'barfoo'.
+tests/cases/compiler/spellingSuggestionModule.ts(8,1): error TS2552: Cannot find name 'faroo'. Did you mean 'farboo'?
+
+
+==== tests/cases/compiler/spellingSuggestionModule.ts (3 errors) ====
+    declare module "foobar" { export const x: number; }
+    foobar;
+    ~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'foobar'.
+    
+    declare module 'barfoo' { export const x: number; }
+    barfoo;
+    ~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'barfoo'.
+    
+    declare module farboo { export const x: number; }
+    faroo;
+    ~~~~~
+!!! error TS2552: Cannot find name 'faroo'. Did you mean 'farboo'?
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.js b/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc940687840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//// [spellingSuggestionModule.ts]
+declare module "foobar" { export const x: number; }
+foobar;
+
+declare module 'barfoo' { export const x: number; }
+barfoo;
+
+declare module farboo { export const x: number; }
+faroo;
+
+
+//// [spellingSuggestionModule.js]
+foobar;
+barfoo;
+faroo;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3dc64cd2ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/spellingSuggestionModule.ts ===
+declare module "foobar" { export const x: number; }
+>"foobar" : Symbol("foobar", Decl(spellingSuggestionModule.ts, 0, 0))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(spellingSuggestionModule.ts, 0, 38))
+
+foobar;
+
+declare module 'barfoo' { export const x: number; }
+>'barfoo' : Symbol('barfoo', Decl(spellingSuggestionModule.ts, 1, 7))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(spellingSuggestionModule.ts, 3, 38))
+
+barfoo;
+
+declare module farboo { export const x: number; }
+>farboo : Symbol(farboo, Decl(spellingSuggestionModule.ts, 4, 7))
+>x : Symbol(x, Decl(spellingSuggestionModule.ts, 6, 36))
+
+faroo;
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.types b/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e97894504e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/spellingSuggestionModule.types
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/spellingSuggestionModule.ts ===
+declare module "foobar" { export const x: number; }
+>"foobar" : typeof "foobar"
+>x : number
+
+foobar;
+>foobar : any
+
+declare module 'barfoo' { export const x: number; }
+>'barfoo' : typeof 'barfoo'
+>x : number
+
+barfoo;
+>barfoo : any
+
+declare module farboo { export const x: number; }
+>farboo : typeof farboo
+>x : number
+
+faroo;
+>faroo : any
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/spellingSuggestionModule.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/spellingSuggestionModule.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b3078630d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/spellingSuggestionModule.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+declare module "foobar" { export const x: number; }
+foobar;
+
+declare module 'barfoo' { export const x: number; }
+barfoo;
+
+declare module farboo { export const x: number; }
+faroo;