flattery vs rating

flattery

noun
  • An instance of excessive praise. 

  • Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour. 

rating

noun
  • An enlisted seaman not a commissioned officer or warrant officer. 

  • An evaluation of status, especially of financial status. 

  • A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something. 

  • A position on a scale. 

  • A quantitative measure of the audience of a television program. 

  • A seaman in a warship. 

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