baa vs bray

baa

verb
  • To make the characteristic cry of a sheep. 

intj
  • The characteristic cry of a sheep. 

noun
  • The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep. 

  • The letter ب in the Arabic script. 

bray

verb
  • Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry. 

  • To make or utter (a shout, sound, etc.) discordantly, loudly, or in a harsh and grating manner. 

  • To make a harsh, discordant sound like a donkey's bray. 

  • To hit (someone or something). 

noun
  • The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel. 

  • Any discordant, grating, or harsh sound. 

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