comfort vs consolation

comfort

noun
  • A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry. 

  • A cause of relief or satisfaction. 

  • Something that offers comfort. 

  • Contentment, ease. 

verb
  • To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to. 

  • To make comfortable. 

consolation

noun
  • A consolation goal. 

  • The prize or benefit for the loser. 

  • The act or example of consoling; the condition of being consoled. 

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