diff --git a/docs/config/index.md b/docs/config/index.md
index f30d8eda52c050..6973797db4895c 100644
--- a/docs/config/index.md
+++ b/docs/config/index.md
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ export default defineConfig(({ command, mode }) => {
 - **Type:** `boolean`
 - **Default:** `true`
 
-  Whether your application is a Single Page Application (SPA). Set to `false` if using Vite's [SSR](/guide/ssr#vite-cli) functionality.
+  Whether your application is a Single Page Application (SPA). Set to `false` for other kinds of apps like MPAs. Learn more in Vite's [SSR guide](/guide/ssr#vite-cli).
 
 ## Server Options
 
diff --git a/docs/guide/ssr.md b/docs/guide/ssr.md
index d521aa04a2ded2..5662dc65bc2014 100644
--- a/docs/guide/ssr.md
+++ b/docs/guide/ssr.md
@@ -274,4 +274,4 @@ The CLI commands `$ vite dev` and `$ vite preview` can also be used for SSR apps
    Use a post hook so that your SSR middleware runs _after_ Vite's middlewares.
    :::
 
-2. Set `config.spa` to `false`. This switches the development and preview server from SPA mode to SSR mode.
+2. Set `config.spa` to `false`. This switches the development and preview server from SPA mode to SSR/MPA mode.
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
index 1e46e0d9f727ed..73cc6899815a89 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export interface UserConfig {
   }
   /**
    * Whether your application is a Single Page Application (SPA). Set to `false`
-   * if using Vite's SSR functionality.
+   * for other kinds of apps like MPAs.
    * @default true
    */
   spa?: boolean