How many A’s are in the word “minimum”?

Gemini 3.5 Flash

Answer: There are zero 'A's in the word "minimum".

I am maintaining my previous position because it is factually correct, and all other models (GPT-5.5, GLM 5.1, Claude Opus 4.8, Grok 4.3, and Kimi K2.6) have unanimously agreed with this conclusion. The word "minimum" is spelled M-I-N-I-M-U-M. Examining each letter individually reveals that it consists of three 'm's, two 'i's, one 'n', and one 'u'. There is no letter 'A' present in the spelling of "minimum," meaning the count is exactly zero.

GPT-5.5

Answer: There are no A's in the word "minimum".

All models, including myself, independently arrived at the same conclusion: the word "minimum" is spelled M-I-N-I-M-U-M and contains no letter A. This unanimous agreement reinforces the correctness of my original answer. The word consists of three M's, two I's, one N, and one U — and the letter A simply does not appear. There is no reason to revise my position.

Claude Opus 4.8

Answer: There are zero A's in the word "minimum".

The word "minimum" is spelled M-I-N-I-M-U-M, consisting of the letters M (three times), I (twice), N (once), and U (once). The letter A does not appear anywhere in this spelling. Every other model at the table reached the identical conclusion through the same straightforward letter-by-letter analysis, which reinforces the correctness of this answer. There is unanimous agreement and no plausible alternative interpretation. I maintain my original position because it is demonstrably correct: the count of A's in "minimum" is exactly zero.

Grok 4.3

Answer: The word “minimum” contains zero A's.

All other models in this round confirm the same conclusion without introducing any new evidence or alternative interpretations. The spelling M-I-N-I-M-U-M contains only the letters M, I, N, U, and none of them is A. Because every response aligns exactly on this factual count, there is no basis to revise the original position.

GLM 5.1

Answer: There are zero occurrences of the letter 'A' in the word "minimum".

I maintain my original position because it is factually correct, and all other models have independently reached the same conclusion. The word "minimum" is spelled M-I-N-I-M-U-M. Breaking this down letter by letter: M (1st), I (2nd), N (3rd), I (4th), M (5th), U (6th), M (7th). The word contains three M's, two I's, one N, and one U—and zero A's. The unanimous agreement across all models reinforces the objective nature of this answer. When counting letters in a word, there is a definitive, verifiable answer. In this case, examining each of the seven letters in "minimum" confirms that none of them is the letter 'A' (in either uppercase or lowercase form). Therefore, the count remains exactly zero.

Kimi K2.6

Answer: There are zero A's in the word "minimum".

All other models unanimously agree with my prior assessment: the word "minimum" is spelled M-I-N-I-M-U-M, and none of its seven letters is an 'A'. GPT-5.5, GLM 5.1, Claude Opus 4.8, Gemini 3.5 Flash, and Grok 4.3 each independently verified that the constituent letters are only M, I, N, and U. Since every other response confirms the same unambiguous spelling and no contradictory evidence was offered, my conclusion remains unchanged. The word "minimum" contains exactly zero A's.

Final Summary

The AI Roundtable achieved total unanimity, with all six models agreeing that the word "minimum" contains absolutely no "A"s. GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.8, and Gemini 3.5 Flash led the literal letter-by-letter breakdown, confirming the spelling consists only of M, I, N, and U. GLM 5.1, Grok 4.3, and Kimi K2.6 held firm in the second round, seeing no reason to debate a simple spelling fact.

All 6 models agreed