peril vs venture

peril

verb
  • To cause to be in danger; to imperil; to risk. 

noun
  • A situation of serious and immediate danger. 

  • An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event. 

  • Something that causes, contains, or presents danger. 

venture

verb
  • To risk or offer. 

  • To put or send on a venture or chance. 

  • to dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success. Used with at or on 

  • To confide in; to rely on; to trust. 

  • To undertake a risky or daring journey. 

  • To say something. 

noun
  • A risky or daring undertaking or journey. 

  • An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen. 

  • The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade. 

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