groan vs sonde

groan

noun
  • A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight. 

  • A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. 

  • A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy. 

verb
  • To seemingly creak under the strain of being heavily laden. 

  • To make a groan. 

sonde

noun
  • Probe; sound. 

  • Any of various devices for testing physical conditions, often for remote or underwater locations. 

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