helter-skelter vs strife

helter-skelter

noun
  • Confusion or turmoil. 

  • A helical fairground slide. 

adv
  • In confused, disorderly haste. 

adj
  • Carelessly hurried and confused. 

strife

noun
  • A trouble of any kind. 

  • Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work. 

  • Bitter conflict, sometimes violent. 

  • Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means. 

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