leading vs next

leading

noun
  • Vertical space added between lines; line spacing. 

  • An act by which one is led or guided. 

adj
  • Providing guidance or direction. 

  • Occurring in advance; preceding. 

  • Ranking first. 

next

adv
  • In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following. 

  • On the first subsequent occasion. 

  • So as to follow in time or sequence something previously mentioned. 

det
  • Closest in the future, or closest but one if the closest is very soon; of days, sometimes thought to specifically refer to the instance closest to seven days (one week) in the future. 

  • Denotes the one immediately following the current or most recent one. 

noun
  • The one that follows after this one. 

adj
  • Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order. 

  • Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining. 

  • Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.) 

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