imitation vs spurious

imitation

noun
  • A copy or simulation; something that is not the real thing. 

  • The act of imitating. 

spurious

adj
  • False, not authentic, not genuine. 

  • Extraneous; stray; not relevant or wanted. 

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