apropos vs as to

apropos

prep
  • Regarding or concerning. 

adv
  • To the purpose; appropriately. 

  • By the way. 

  • Timely; at a good time. 

adj
  • Of an appropriate or pertinent nature. 

  • by the way, incidental 

as to

prep
  • With reference or regard to. 

  • According to; in a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion. 

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