if not vs without

if not

adv
  • Used to link a semantically weaker word to a semantically stronger word following the adverb, both sharing the same basic meaning, indicating the increased likelihood of the former. 

without

prep
  • Not doing or not having done something. 

  • Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc. 

adv
  • Lacking something. 

  • In prostitution: without a condom being worn. 

How often have the words if not and without occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )