#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstdio>
#include <string>
#include <cstring>
#include <deque>
#include <list>
#include <queue>
#include <stack>
#include <vector>
#include <utility>
#include <algorithm>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <complex>
#include <cmath>
#include <limits>
#include <climits>
#include <ctime>
#include <cassert>
using namespace std;

#define rep(i,a,n) for(int i=a; i<n; i++)
#define repq(i,a,n) for(int i=a; i<=n; i++)
#define repr(i,a,n) for(int i=a; i>=n; i--)
#define pb(a) push_back(a)
#define fr first
#define sc second
#define INF 2000000000
#define int long long int

#define X real()
#define Y imag()
#define EPS (1e-10)
#define EQ(a,b) (abs((a) - (b)) < EPS)
#define EQV(a,b) ( EQ((a).X, (b).X) && EQ((a).Y, (b).Y) )
#define LE(n, m) ((n) < (m) + EPS)
#define LEQ(n, m) ((n) <= (m) + EPS)
#define GE(n, m) ((n) + EPS > (m))
#define GEQ(n, m) ((n) + EPS >= (m))

typedef vector<int> VI;
typedef vector<VI> MAT;
typedef pair<int, int> pii;
typedef long long ll;

typedef complex<double> P;
typedef pair<P, P> L;
typedef pair<P, double> C;

int dy[]={0, 0, 1, -1};
int dx[]={1, -1, 0, 0};
int const MOD = 1000000007;

namespace std {
    bool operator<(const P& a, const P& b) {
        return a.X != b.X ? a.X < b.X : a.Y < b.Y;
    }
}

signed main() {
    string s; cin >> s;
    int cnt_c = 0, cnt_w = 0;
    rep(i,0,s.length()) {
        if(s[i] == 'c') cnt_c++;
        else cnt_w++;
    }
    cout << min(cnt_c - 1, cnt_w) << endl;
    return 0;
}