alarming vs ominous

alarming

adj
  • Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening. 

ominous

adj
  • Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen 

  • Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant. 

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