class Solution {
  public int minDistance(String word1, String word2) {
    int m = word1.length();
    int n = word2.length();
    int[][] dp = new int[m + 1][n + 1];
    for (int i = 1; i <= m; i++) {
        dp[i][0] =  i;
    }
    for (int j = 1; j <= n; j++) {
        dp[0][j] = j;
    }
    for (int i = 1; i <= m; i++) {
        for (int j = 1; j <= n; j++) {
            if (word1.charAt(i - 1) == word2.charAt(j - 1)) {
                dp[i][j] = dp[i - 1][j - 1];
            } else {
                dp[i][j] = Math.min(Math.min(dp[i - 1][j - 1], dp[i][j - 1]), dp[i - 1][j]) + 1;
            }
        }
    }
    return dp[m][n];
	}
}