-ery vs -gate

-ery

suffix
  • Added to verbs to form nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice). 

  • Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "a class, group, or collection of." 

  • Added to occupational etc. nouns to form other nouns meaning the "art, craft, or practice of." 

  • Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "behavior characteristic of." 

-gate

suffix
  • Used to form place names. 

  • Combined with keywords to form the names of scandals. 

How often have the words -ery and -gate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )