because vs despite

because

adv
  • On account (of), for sake (of). 

  • Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so". 

conj
  • By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that. 

  • As is known, inferred, or determined from the fact that. 

prep
  • On account of, because of. 

despite

prep
  • In spite of, notwithstanding. 

noun
  • Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance. 

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