look-alike vs twin

look-alike

twin

adj
  • Forming a pair of twins. 

  • Double; dual; occurring as a matching pair. 

verb
  • To split, part; to go away, depart. 

  • To separate, divide. 

  • To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries); to pair with. 

  • To be, or be like, a pair of twins (for example, to dress identically); to be paired or suited. 

  • To give birth to twins. 

  • To be, or be like, a twin to (someone else); to match in some way. 

noun
  • A twin size mattress or a bed designed for such a mattress. 

  • A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room. 

  • A twin crystal. 

  • Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc. 

  • A two-engine aircraft. 

  • Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. 

How often have the words look-alike and twin occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )