helter-skelter vs tumult

helter-skelter

noun
  • Confusion or turmoil. 

  • A helical fairground slide. 

adv
  • In confused, disorderly haste. 

adj
  • Carelessly hurried and confused. 

tumult

noun
  • Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds. 

  • Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd. 

  • A riot or uprising. 

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