deception vs pretense

deception

noun
  • An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy. 

pretense

noun
  • An unsupported claim made or implied. 

  • An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality. 

  • Intention or purpose not real but professed. 

  • A false or hypocritical profession 

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