blemish vs imperfection

blemish

noun
  • A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot. 

  • A moral defect; a character flaw. 

verb
  • To tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame. 

  • To spoil the appearance of. 

imperfection

noun
  • Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc. 

  • Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect. 

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