irregularity vs kink

irregularity

noun
  • A violation of rules. 

  • An object or event that is not regular or ordinary. 

  • An instance of being irregular. 

  • Irregular bowel movement (e.g. diarrhea or constipation). 

  • The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular. 

kink

noun
  • An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. 

  • A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying. 

  • A positive 1-soliton solution to the sine-Gordon equation. 

  • A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc. 

  • A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system. 

  • Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste. 

  • A person with peculiar sexual tastes. 

verb
  • To laugh loudly. 

  • To be formed into a kink or twist. 

  • To form a kink or twist. 

  • To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. 

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