shtick vs spiel

shtick

noun
  • A gimmick. 

  • A generally humorous routine. 

  • A characteristic trait or theme, especially in the way people or media present themselves. 

spiel

noun
  • A game of curling. 

  • A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade. 

  • An early form of rap music. 

verb
  • To give a sales pitch; to promote by speaking. 

  • To talk at length. 

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