recurring vs uncommon

recurring

adj
  • Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition. 

  • Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely. 

noun
  • A recurrence; a coming round again. 

uncommon

adj
  • Rare; not readily found; unusual. 

  • Remarkable; exceptional. 

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