phony vs tenable

phony

noun
  • A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. 

  • Anything fraudulent or fake. 

  • A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. 

verb
  • To fake. 

adj
  • Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. 

tenable

adj
  • Fit for habitation, similar, or related use. 

  • Capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible 

  • capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded 

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