ahem vs gah

ahem

intj
  • an exclamation of disapproval or annoyance 

  • an exclamation or cough to get attention 

  • the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat 

  • an exclamation to indicate sarcasm 

verb
  • To cough or clear one's throat so as to draw attention. 

gah

intj
  • Expressing exasperation or annoyance. 

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