confusion vs dilemma

confusion

noun
  • The state of being confused; misunderstanding. 

  • The act of mistaking one thing for another or conflating distinct things. 

  • A lack of clarity or order. 

  • Lack of understanding due to dementia. 

dilemma

noun
  • A difficult circumstance or problem. 

  • A type of syllogism of the form "if A is true then B is true; if C is true then D is true; either A or C is true; therefore either B or D is true". 

  • A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable. 

  • Offering to an opponent a choice between two (equally unfavorable) alternatives. 

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