commendation vs ovation

commendation

noun
  • An award or recognition for performance; a medal. 

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

  • That which is the ground of approbation or praise. 

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

ovation

noun
  • A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement. 

  • Prolonged enthusiastic applause. 

  • A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph. 

verb
  • To give (someone) an ovation (prolonged enthusiastic applause). 

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