glad vs hopeful

glad

adj

  • Pleased, happy, gratified. 

noun

  • A gladiolus (plant). 

hopeful

adj

  • feeling hope 

  • inspiring hope 

noun

  • Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election. 

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