bollix vs confuddle

bollix

verb

  • To confuse. 

  • To botch or bungle. 

noun

  • A fool; a jerk. 

  • Confusion. 

  • Mess. 

confuddle

verb

  • To confuse thoroughly. 

noun

  • The state of confusion and/or being befuddled. 

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