algae vs mire

algae

noun
  • A particular kind of algae. 

  • Algal organisms viewed collectively or as a mass; algal growth. 

mire

noun
  • Deep mud; moist, spongy earth. 

  • An undesirable situation, a predicament. 

verb
  • To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud. 

  • To sink into mud. 

  • To weigh down. 

  • To soil with mud or foul matter. 

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