brand vs variety

brand

noun
  • Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner. 

  • A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished. 

  • A torch used for signaling. 

  • Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants. 

  • A branding iron. 

  • A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask. 

  • The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public. 

  • The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group. 

  • A mark of infamy; stigma. 

verb
  • To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound. 

  • To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership. 

  • To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses. 

  • To stigmatize, label (someone). 

  • To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images. 

variety

noun
  • A specific variation of something. 

  • A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank. 

  • The total number of distinct states of a system; also, the logarithm to the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system. 

  • An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a cultivar. 

  • In universal algebra: an equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities. 

  • A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect. 

  • A collection or number of different things. 

  • The kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows. 

  • A deviation or difference. 

  • A stamp, or set of stamps, which has one or more characteristics (such as colour, paper, etc.) differing from other stamps in the same issue, especially if such differences are intentionally introduced. 

  • The quality of being varied; diversity. 

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