attempt vs trial run

attempt

noun
  • The action of trying at something. 

  • An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt. 

verb
  • To try. 

trial run

noun
  • An empirical test of the suitability or capability of a person or actor by letting him perform at least once. 

  • An empirical test of the suitability or effectiveness of a method or thing by running it at least once. 

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