analogous vs on the order of

analogous

adj

  • Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion (often followed by "to".) 

  • Functionally similar, but arising through convergent evolution rather than being homologous. 

on the order of

prep

  • In the manner of; along the lines of; like; of a similar kind to; more-or-less equivalent to. 

adv

  • Approximately. 

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