distinction vs fame

distinction

noun
  • Specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished. 

  • That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination. 

  • The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination. 

fame

noun
  • The state of being famous or well-known and spoken of. 

  • One's reputation. 

verb
  • to make (someone or something) famous 

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