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import java.util.*;
public class Main{
    public static void main(String[] args){
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        while(sc.hasNext()){
            String s1 = sc.next();
            String s2 = sc.next();
            System.out.println(minDistance(s1,s2));
        }
    }
    public static int minDistance(String word1, String word2) {
        if (word1 == null || word2 == null) return 0;
        char[] cs1 = word1.toCharArray();
        char[] cs2 = word2.toCharArray();

        int[][] dp = new int[cs1.length + 1][cs2.length + 1];
        dp[0][0] = 0;
        // 第0列
        for (int i = 1; i <= cs1.length; i++) {
            dp[i][0] = i;
        }
        // 第0行
        for (int j = 1; j <= cs2.length; j++) {
            dp[0][j] = j;
        }
        // 其他行其他列
        for (int i = 1; i <= cs1.length; i++) {
            for (int j = 1; j <= cs2.length; j++) {
                int top = dp[i - 1][j] + 1;
                int left = dp[i][j - 1] + 1;
                int leftTop = dp[i - 1][j - 1];
                if (cs1[i - 1] != cs2[j - 1]) {
                    leftTop++;
                }
                dp[i][j] = Math.min(Math.min(top, left), leftTop);
            }
        }
        return dp[cs1.length][cs2.length];
    }
}