achieve vs effect

achieve

verb
  • To carry out successfully; to accomplish. 

  • Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved. 

  • To succeed in something, now especially in academic performance. 

  • To obtain (a material thing). 

  • To obtain, or gain (a desired result, objective etc.), as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. 

effect

verb
  • To make or bring about; to implement. 

noun
  • The result or outcome of a cause. 

  • An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect") 

  • Belongings, usually as personal effects. 

  • Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to. 

  • The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law. 

  • A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer. 

  • Execution; performance; realization; operation. 

  • An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument. 

  • Impression left on the mind; sensation produced. 

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