pile-up vs total

pile-up

noun
  • An accumulation that occurs over time, especially one which is not welcome. 

  • A pile of tackling players. 

  • A pile of crashed vehicles due to a traffic accident. 

total

noun
  • An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts. 

  • Sum. 

verb
  • To equal a total of; to amount to. 

  • To add up; to calculate the sum of. 

  • To amount to; to add up to. 

  • To demolish; to wreck completely. (from total loss) 

adj
  • Entire; relating to the whole of something. 

  • (of a function) Defined on all possible inputs. 

  • Complete; absolute. 

How often have the words pile-up and total occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )