distinction vs repute

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. 

repute

noun
  • Reputation, especially a good reputation. 

verb
  • To attribute or credit something to something; to impute. 

  • To consider, think, esteem, reckon (a person or thing) to be, or as being, something 

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