despite vs yet

despite

prep
  • In spite of, notwithstanding. 

noun
  • Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance. 

yet

verb
  • To get. 

conj
  • Nevertheless; however; but; despite that. 

noun
  • A metal pan or boiler; yetling. 

adv
  • Not as of the time referenced. 

  • At some future time; eventually. 

  • In addition. 

  • In negative imperative use, asking for an action to be delayed. 

  • Even. 

  • In negative or interrogative use, often with an expectation or potential of something happening in the future. 

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