ensnare vs noose

ensnare

verb
  • To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap. 

  • To entangle; to enmesh. 

noose

verb
  • To tie or catch in a noose; to entrap or ensnare. 

noun
  • An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso. 

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