estrangement vs separation

estrangement

noun
  • The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation. 

  • The state of being alien; foreign, non-native. 

separation

noun
  • The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated. 

  • Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely. 

  • An agreement legalizing such an arrangement. 

  • An object that separates two spaces. 

  • The act or condition of two or more people being separated from one another. 

  • The place at which a division occurs. 

  • An interval, gap or space that separates things or people. 

  • The act or condition of a married couple living in separate homes while remaining legally married. 

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