if only vs where

if only

conj
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see if, only. 

  • I wish that; signifies a wish or desire for the present or the future. 

  • I wish that; signifies a regret about an action in the past. 

  • Even if for no other reason than; only just. 

where

conj
  • While on the contrary; although; whereas. 

  • In, at or to the place (that) or a place (that). 

  • In a position, case, etc. in which; if. 

  • In, at or to which place or situation. 

  • In, at or to any place (that); wherever; anywhere. 

adv
  • In, at or to which. 

  • The place in, at or to which. 

  • What place. 

  • Interrogative adverb, used in either a direct or indirect question: in, at or to what place. 

  • where are. 

  • In what situation. 

noun
  • The place in which something happens. 

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