hex vs hocus-pocus

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. 

hocus-pocus

noun
  • Religious or supernatural phenomena one holds to be nonsense or mere trickery; superstitious mumbo-jumbo. 

  • Some action carried out to bring about change as if by magic; a trick; sleight of hand, trickery. 

  • Some ineffectual action or speech, especially if intended to divert attention; nonsense. 

intj
  • A phrase used (by a stage magician, etc.) as a magical incantation to bring about some change: abracadabra, hey presto. 

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