# Delete Operation for Two Strings (Leetcode 583)

Problem Link: <https://leetcode.com/problems/delete-operation-for-two-strings/>

```python
class Solution:
    def minDistance(self, word1: str, word2: str) -> int:
        m=len(word1)
        n=len(word2)
        dp=[[0 for i in range(n+1)] for j in range(m+1)]
        for i in range(m+1):
            for j in range(n+1):
                if(i==0 or j==0):
                    dp[i][j]=0
                else:
                    if(word1[i-1]==word2[j-1]):
                        dp[i][j]=1+dp[i-1][j-1]
                    else:
                        dp[i][j]=max(dp[i-1][j],dp[i][j-1])
        return m-dp[m][n]+n-dp[m][n]  
```
