area vs width

area

noun
  • A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units. 

  • A particular geographic region. 

  • Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent. 

  • An open space, below ground level, giving access to the basement of a house, and typically separated from the pavement by railings. 

  • The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept. 

  • Genitals. 

  • Penalty box; penalty area. 

width

noun
  • The measurement of the extent of something from side to side. 

  • The state of being wide. 

  • The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him. 

  • A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric. 

  • The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other. 

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