in other words vs in short

in other words

prep

  • Stated or interpreted another way; Used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification. 

adv

  • used to introduce an explanation, simplification, or clarification 

in short

prep

  • As a summary; as a shortened version of what has been told or what would have been told. 

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