covert vs undercover

covert

adj
  • Secret, surreptitious, concealed. 

  • Under coverture. 

noun
  • A covering. 

  • A disguise. 

  • A feather that covers the bases of flight feathers. 

  • Area of thick undergrowth where animals hide. 

  • A hiding place. 

undercover

adj
  • Performed or happening in secret. 

  • Employed or engaged in spying or secret investigation. 

noun
  • A person who works undercover. 

verb
  • To provide too little coverage. 

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