1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/malaprop.cpp b/malaprop.cpp
index 7fbdb6c..ccdd4c4 100644
--- a/malaprop.cpp
+++ b/malaprop.cpp

@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ std::string malaprop::alternate(std::string word)
 {
  soundex ex = soundify(word);
  std::set<std::string>& opts = dict[ex];
+  if (opts.size() == 0)
+  {
+    return word;
+  }
+  
  int opt = rand() % opts.size();
  for (std::set<std::string>::iterator it = opts.begin(); it != opts.end(); it++)
  {