gremlin vs shortcoming

gremlin

noun
  • Any mysterious, unknown source of mischief or trouble, or the problem created thereby. 

  • A young, inexperienced surfer, seen as being a nuisance. 

  • An imaginary creature reputed to be mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery. 

shortcoming

noun
  • A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal. 

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