-le vs -y

-le

suffix
  • A suffix forming adjectives from verbs with the meaning of "prone to", "tending to", "apt to", "capable of"; compare -ative 

  • A frequentative suffix of verbs, indicating repetition or continuousness 

-y

suffix
  • Added to verbs to form adjectives meaning "inclined to". 

  • Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”, either “involving the referent” or “analogous to it”. 

  • Used in the name of some locations which end in -ia in Latin. 

  • Forming abstract nouns denoting a state, condition, or quality. 

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