acclaim vs commendation

acclaim

noun
  • An acclamation; a shout of applause. 

verb
  • To express great approval (for). 

  • To elect (a politician, etc.) to an office automatically because no other candidates run; elect by acclamation. 

  • To declare by acclamations. 

  • To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically. 

commendation

noun
  • A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting. 

  • The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation. 

  • That which is the ground of approbation or praise. 

  • An award or recognition for performance; a medal. 

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