banter vs wit

banter

noun
  • Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation. 

verb
  • To delude or trick; to play a prank upon. 

  • To challenge to a match. 

  • To haggle; cheapen the price. 

  • To engage in banter or playful conversation. 

  • To play or do something amusing. 

  • To tease (someone) mildly. 

  • To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.). 

wit

noun
  • A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes; someone witty. 

  • Humour, especially when clever or quick. 

  • Sanity. 

  • The ability to think quickly; mental cleverness, especially under short time constraints. 

  • Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning. 

  • Intelligence; common sense. 

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