difficulty vs predicament

difficulty

noun
  • An awkward situation or quarrel. 

  • Physical danger from the environment, especially with risk of drowning 

  • An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal. 

  • The state of being difficult, or hard to do. 

  • An objection. 

  • That which cannot be easily understood or believed. 

predicament

noun
  • An unfortunate or trying position or condition. 

  • A definite class, state or condition. 

  • That which is predicated; a category. 

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