befuddle vs nonplus

befuddle

verb
  • To perplex, confuse (someone). 

  • To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol. 

nonplus

verb
  • To bewilder or perplex (someone); to confound, to flummox. 

noun
  • A state of bewilderment or perplexity. 

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