#include<iostream>
#include<vector>
#include<map>
#include<set>
#include<algorithm>
#include<numeric>
#include<limits>
#include<bitset>
#include<functional>
#include<type_traits>
#include<queue>
#include<stack>
#include<array>

namespace lib
{
	template<std::uint64_t Mod>struct modnum;
	template<class T>constexpr T pow(T base, std::size_t p)
	{
		if (p == 0)
		{
			return T(1);
		}
		else if (p == 1)
		{
			return base;
		}
		else if (p == 2)
		{
			return base*base;
		}
		else if (p % 2 == 0)
		{
			return pow(pow(base, p / 2), 2);
		}
		else
		{
			return pow(pow(base, p / 2), 2)*base;
		}
	}
	template<std::uint64_t Mod>constexpr auto inverse(modnum<Mod> const&);

	template<std::uint64_t Mod>struct modnum
	{
		static constexpr auto mod = Mod;
		std::uint64_t val;
		modnum() = default;
		constexpr modnum(std::uint64_t v) :val(v%Mod)
		{

		}

		constexpr modnum& operator+=(modnum const& v)
		{
			val += v.val;
			val %= mod;
			return *this;
		}
		constexpr modnum& operator-=(modnum const& v)
		{
			val += mod - v.val;
			val %= mod;
			return *this;
		}
		constexpr modnum& operator*=(modnum const& v)
		{
			val *= v.val;
			val %= mod;
			return *this;
		}
		constexpr modnum& operator/=(modnum const& v)
		{
			return operator*=(inverse(v));
		}
	};
	template<std::uint64_t Mod>constexpr auto operator+(modnum<Mod> lhs, modnum<Mod>const& rhs)
	{
		return lhs += rhs;
	}
	template<std::uint64_t Mod>constexpr auto operator-(modnum<Mod> lhs, modnum<Mod>const& rhs)
	{
		return lhs -= rhs;
	}
	template<std::uint64_t Mod>constexpr auto operator*(modnum<Mod> lhs, modnum<Mod>const& rhs)
	{
		return lhs *= rhs;
	}
	template<std::uint64_t Mod>constexpr auto operator/(modnum<Mod> lhs, modnum<Mod>const& rhs)
	{
		return lhs /= rhs;
	}

	template<std::uint64_t Mod>constexpr auto inverse(modnum<Mod>const& base)
	{
		return pow(base, Mod - 2);
	}

	template<class T>constexpr auto clamp(T v)
	{
		return std::max(v, T());
	}
	template<class T>void sort(std::vector<T>& vec)
	{
		std::sort(vec.begin(), vec.end());
	}

	template<class T>auto lower_bound(std::vector<T>const& vec, T v)
	{
		return std::distance(vec.begin(), std::lower_bound(vec.begin(), vec.end(), v));
	}
	template<class T>auto upper_bound(std::vector<T>const& vec, T v)
	{
		return std::distance(vec.begin(), std::upper_bound(vec.begin(), vec.end(), v));
	}

	struct scope_exit
	{
		std::function<void(void)> func;
		scope_exit(std::function<void(void)> f) :func(f)
		{

		}
		~scope_exit()
		{
			func();
		}
	};

	template<int val>using int_tag = std::integral_constant<int, val>;

	template<class Return, class Argument>struct minimam_searcher
	{
		Return operator()(std::function<Return(Argument)> func, Argument beg, Argument end)const
		{
			Return min = std::numeric_limits<Return>::max();
			for (; beg != end; ++beg)
			{
				min = std::min(min, func(beg));
			}
			return min;
		}
	};
	template<class Return, class Argument>constexpr minimam_searcher<Return, Argument> minimam{};
}

void Main();
int main()	
{
	std::cin.tie(nullptr);
	std::cin.sync_with_stdio(false);
	Main();
}

void Main()
{
	std::string base;
	std::cin >> base;
	std::string cont;
	std::cout << lib::minimam<std::size_t, char>([&](char c)
	{
		cont = base;
		for (std::size_t i = 0; i < base.size(); ++i)
		{
			if (std::all_of(cont.begin(), cont.end() - i, [=](char x) {return x == c; }))
			{
				return i;
			}
			for (std::size_t x = 0; x < base.size() - i - 1; ++x)
			{
				if (cont[x] == c || cont[x + 1] == c)
				{
					cont[x] = c;
				}
			}
		}
		return base.size();
	}, 'a', 'z' + 1) << std::endl;
}

Measured memory_bytes: 256