diff --git a/cmd/delete-db.go b/cmd/delete-db.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..049b874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/delete-db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2025 Lewis Wynne <lew@ily.rs>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// delDbCmd represents the set command
+var delDbCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "delete-db DB",
+	Short: "Delete a database.",
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE:  delDb,
+}
+
+func delDb(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	store := &Store{}
+	var notFound errNotFound
+	path, err := store.FindStore(args[0])
+	if errors.As(err, &notFound) {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%q does not exist, %s\n", args[0], err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unexpected error: %s", err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	var confirm string
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	nicepath := path
+	if err == nil && strings.HasPrefix(path, home) {
+		nicepath = filepath.Join("~", strings.TrimPrefix(nicepath, home))
+	}
+
+	force, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if force {
+		return executeDeletion(path, nicepath)
+	}
+
+	message := fmt.Sprintf("Are you sure you want to delete '%s'? (y/n)", nicepath)
+	fmt.Println(message)
+	if _, err := fmt.Scanln(&confirm); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if strings.ToLower(confirm) == "y" {
+		return executeDeletion(path, nicepath)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Did not delete %q\n", nicepath)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func executeDeletion(path, nicepath string) error {
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(path); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Deleted %q\n", nicepath)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func init() {
+	delDbCmd.Flags().BoolP("force", "f", false, "Force delete without confirmation")
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(delDbCmd)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/shared.go b/cmd/shared.go
index 8d80d13..d5c2cdb 100644
--- a/cmd/shared.go
+++ b/cmd/shared.go
@@ -23,16 +23,29 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
+	"github.com/agnivade/levenshtein"
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4"
 	gap "github.com/muesli/go-app-paths"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 )
 
+type errNotFound struct {
+	suggestions []string
+}
+
+func (err errNotFound) Error() string {
+	if len(err.suggestions) == 0 {
+		return "no suggestions found"
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("did you mean %q", strings.Join(err.suggestions, ", "))
+}
+
 type Store struct{}
 
 type TransactionArgs struct {
@@ -43,7 +56,7 @@ type TransactionArgs struct {
 }
 
 func (s *Store) Transaction(args TransactionArgs) error {
-	k, dbName, err := s.parse(args.key)
+	k, dbName, err := s.parse(args.key, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -69,44 +82,6 @@ func (s *Store) Transaction(args TransactionArgs) error {
 	return tx.Commit()
 }
 
-func (s *Store) parse(k string) ([]byte, string, error) {
-	var key, db string
-	ps := strings.Split(k, "@")
-	switch len(ps) {
-	case 1:
-		key = strings.ToLower(ps[0])
-	case 2:
-		key = strings.ToLower(ps[0])
-		db = strings.ToLower(ps[1])
-	default:
-		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("bad key format, use KEY@DB")
-	}
-	return []byte(key), db, nil
-}
-
-func (s *Store) open(name string) (*badger.DB, error) {
-	if name == "" {
-		name = "default"
-	}
-	path, err := s.path(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return badger.Open(badger.DefaultOptions(path).WithLoggingLevel(badger.ERROR))
-}
-
-func (s *Store) path(args ...string) (string, error) {
-	scope := gap.NewVendorScope(gap.User, "pda", "stores")
-	dir, err := scope.DataPath("")
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o750); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return filepath.Join(append([]string{dir}, args...)...), nil
-}
-
 func (s *Store) Print(pf string, vs ...[]byte) {
 	nb := "(omitted binary data)"
 	fvs := make([]any, 0)
@@ -141,3 +116,80 @@ func (s *Store) AllStores() ([]string, error) {
 	}
 	return stores, nil
 }
+
+func (s *Store) FindStore(k string) (string, error) {
+	_, n, err := s.parse(k, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	path, err := s.path(n)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	_, err = os.Stat(path)
+	if strings.TrimSpace(n) == "" || os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		stores, err := s.AllStores()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		var suggestions []string
+		minThreshold := 1
+		maxThreshold := 4
+		threshold := len(n) / 3
+		if threshold < minThreshold {
+			threshold = minThreshold
+		}
+		if threshold > maxThreshold {
+			threshold = maxThreshold
+		}
+		for _, store := range stores {
+			distance := levenshtein.ComputeDistance(n, store)
+			if distance <= threshold {
+				suggestions = append(suggestions, store)
+			}
+		}
+		return "", errNotFound{suggestions}
+	}
+	return path, nil
+}
+
+func (s *Store) parse(k string, defaults bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	var key, db string
+	ps := strings.Split(k, "@")
+	switch len(ps) {
+	case 1:
+		key = strings.ToLower(ps[0])
+		if defaults {
+			db = "default"
+		}
+	case 2:
+		key = strings.ToLower(ps[0])
+		db = strings.ToLower(ps[1])
+	default:
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("bad key format, use KEY@DB")
+	}
+	return []byte(key), db, nil
+}
+
+func (s *Store) open(name string) (*badger.DB, error) {
+	if name == "" {
+		name = "default"
+	}
+	path, err := s.path(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return badger.Open(badger.DefaultOptions(path).WithLoggingLevel(badger.ERROR))
+}
+
+func (s *Store) path(args ...string) (string, error) {
+	scope := gap.NewVendorScope(gap.User, "pda", "stores")
+	dir, err := scope.DataPath("")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0o750); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(append([]string{dir}, args...)...), nil
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 38250b0..1592fd8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/llywelwyn/pda
 go 1.25.3
 
 require (
+	github.com/agnivade/levenshtein v1.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4 v4.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 23dab8a..0302ed2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+github.com/agnivade/levenshtein v1.2.1 h1:EHBY3UOn1gwdy/VbFwgo4cxecRznFk7fKWN1KOX7eoM=
+github.com/agnivade/levenshtein v1.2.1/go.mod h1:QVVI16kDrtSuwcpd0p1+xMC6Z/VfhtCyDIjcwga4/DU=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:oOW0eioCTA6cOiMLiUPZOpcVxMig6NIQQ7OS05n1F4g=