#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int minDistance(const string& word1, const string& word2) {
int n = word1.length();
int m = word2.length();
// 有一个字符串为空串
if (n * m == 0) return n + m;
// DP 数组
int D[n + 1][m + 1];
// 边界状态初始化
for (int i = 0; i < n + 1; i++) {
D[i][0] = i;
}
for (int j = 0; j < m + 1; j++) {
D[0][j] = j;
}
// 计算所有 DP 值
for (int i = 1; i < n + 1; i++) {
for (int j = 1; j < m + 1; j++) {
int left = D[i - 1][j] + 1;
int down = D[i][j - 1] + 1;
int left_down = D[i - 1][j - 1];
if (word1[i - 1] != word2[j - 1]) left_down += 1;
D[i][j] = min(left, min(down, left_down));
}
}
return D[n][m];
}
int main() {
string sA, sB;
while (cin >> sA >> sB) {
cout << minDistance(sA, sB) << endl;
}
}