fun vs recreation

fun

noun
  • playful, often noisy, activity. 

  • amusement, enjoyment or pleasure 

adj
  • Enjoyable or amusing. 

  • Whimsical or flamboyant. 

verb
  • To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of. 

recreation

noun
  • Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates. 

  • The result of this process. 

  • The process of creating something again. 

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