rumor vs ruse

rumor

noun
  • Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims. 

  • A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. 

verb
  • To tell a rumor about; to gossip. 

ruse

noun
  • An action intended to deceive; a trick. 

  • Cunning, guile, trickery. 

verb
  • To deceive or trick using a ruse. 

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