boutade vs capriccio

boutade

noun
  • A sudden outbreak or outburst; a caprice, a whim. 

capriccio

noun
  • A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick. 

  • A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character. 

  • A type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting. 

  • A fantastical thing or work. 

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