helter-skelter vs quake

helter-skelter

noun
  • Confusion or turmoil. 

  • A helical fairground slide. 

adj
  • Carelessly hurried and confused. 

adv
  • In confused, disorderly haste. 

quake

noun
  • A trembling or shaking. 

  • An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force. 

verb
  • To tremble or shake. 

  • To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble. 

How often have the words helter-skelter and quake occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )