hiccup vs problem

hiccup

noun
  • A minor setback. 

  • Any spasm or sudden change. 

  • A spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound. 

verb
  • To produce an abortive sound like a hiccup. 

  • To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups. 

  • To say with a hiccup. 

problem

noun
  • A puzzling circumstance. 

  • A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with. 

  • A set of moves required to complete a climb. 

  • A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise. 

  • Objection. 

  • Difficulty in accepting or understanding or refusal to accept or understand. 

adj
  • Causing a problem; problematic; troublesome. 

  • Difficult to train or guide; unruly. 

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