chat vs talk

chat

verb
  • To talk of; to discuss. 

  • To talk more than a few words. 

  • To be engaged in informal conversation. 

  • To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation. 

noun
  • A louse (small, parasitic insect). 

  • Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini or subfamily Saxicolinae that feed on insects. 

  • A chat room. 

  • An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation. 

  • A small potato, such as is given to swine. 

  • Mining waste from lead and zinc mines. 

  • Informal conversation. 

  • The entirety of users in a chat room or a single member thereof. 

  • Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura. 

  • A conversation to stop an argument or settle a situation. 

talk

verb
  • To discuss; to talk about. 

  • To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner. 

  • To communicate, usually by means of speech. 

  • To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself. 

  • To gossip; to create scandal. 

  • Used to emphasise the importance, size, complexity etc. of the thing mentioned. 

  • To speak (a certain language). 

  • To confess, especially implicating others. 

noun
  • A customary conversation in which parent(s) explain sexual intercourse to their child. 

  • Empty boasting, promises or claims. 

  • A lecture. 

  • A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal. 

  • A major topic of social discussion. 

  • Meeting to discuss a particular matter. 

  • A customary conversation in which the parent(s) of a black child explain the racism and violence they may face, especially when interacting with police, and strategies to manage it. 

  • Gossip; rumour. 

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