align vs mess up

align

verb
  • To form a line; to fall into line. 

  • To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA or protein sequences which have regions of similarity. 

  • To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line. 

  • To identify (oneself) with, match, or support the behaviour, thoughts, etc. of another person, organization, or country. 

  • To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size. 

mess up

verb
  • To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly. 

  • To damage; injure. 

  • To manhandle; beat up; rough up. 

  • To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. 

  • To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on. 

  • To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin. 

  • To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior. 

  • To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray. 

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