leading vs uppermost

leading

adj
  • Ranking first. 

  • Providing guidance or direction. 

  • Occurring in advance; preceding. 

noun
  • Vertical space added between lines; line spacing. 

  • An act by which one is led or guided. 

uppermost

adj
  • Highest in rank, importance, etc. 

  • At or nearest the top of something. 

adv
  • In the highest position. 

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