freight vs transportation

freight

noun
  • The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation. 

  • Payment for transportation. 

  • Goods or items in transport; cargo, luggage. 

  • A burden, a load. 

  • Cultural or emotional associations. 

verb
  • To load or store (goods, etc.). 

  • To transport (goods). 

  • To carry (something) as if it is a burden or load. 

  • Chiefly followed by up: to carry as part of a cargo. 

  • To load (a vehicle or vessel) with freight (cargo); also, to hire or rent out (a vehicle or vessel) to carry cargo or passengers. 

transportation

noun
  • The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc. 

  • A ticket or fare. 

  • Deportation to a penal colony. 

  • A means of conveyance. 

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