ever-present vs rife

ever-present

adj
  • Always present; always there 

noun
  • An athlete who is present in every contest. 

rife

adj
  • Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful. 

  • Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things). 

  • Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things). 

adv
  • Plentifully, abundantly. 

How often have the words ever-present and rife occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )