innocuous vs pungent

innocuous

adj
  • Inoffensive; unprovocative; unexceptionable. 

  • Harmless; producing no ill effect. 

pungent

adj
  • Stinging; acerbic. 

  • Having a sharp and stiff point. 

  • Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances. 

  • Having a strong taste that stings the tongue, said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste. 

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