correct vs mess up

correct

verb
  • To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from. 

  • To discipline; to punish. 

  • To inform (someone) of their error. 

  • To grade (examination papers). 

adj
  • Free from error; true; accurate. 

  • With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour. 

intj
  • Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance. 

noun
  • A correct response. 

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 correct and mess up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )