irruption vs onset

irruption

noun
  • The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion. 

  • An abrupt increase in the size of a movement or organization. 

  • An abrupt increase of an animal population. 

onset

noun
  • A setting about; a beginning. 

  • The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus. 

  • The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak. 

  • The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent. 

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