inflood vs spate

inflood

noun
  • The act or process of flooding or flowing in; an inflow or influx. 

verb
  • Of a river, water, etc.: to flood or flow into (a place). 

  • To flood or flow in; to inflow. 

spate

noun
  • A river flood; an overflow or inundation. 

  • A sudden rush or increase. 

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