abracadabra vs hex

abracadabra

noun
  • A use of the mystical term ‘abracadabra’, supposed to work as part of a healing charm or a magical spell; any spell or incantation making use of the word. 

  • Mumbo jumbo; obscure language or technicalities; jargon. 

intj
  • Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed. 

hex

noun
  • An evil spell or curse. 

  • A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft). 

  • A hexagonal space on a game board. 

  • A witch. 

  • a hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock. 

verb
  • To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch. 

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