fracture vs pierce

fracture

verb
  • To break, or cause something to break. 

  • To amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides. 

noun
  • A break in bone or cartilage. 

  • An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken. 

  • A fault or crack in a rock. 

pierce

verb
  • To puncture; to break through. 

  • To penetrate; to affect deeply. 

  • To get to the heart or crux of (a matter). 

  • To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry. 

  • to break or interrupt abruptly 

noun
  • A pierced earring. 

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