skill vs talent

skill

noun
  • Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate. 

verb
  • To know; to understand. 

  • To have knowledge or comprehension; discern. 

  • To set apart; separate. 

  • To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to). 

  • To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous. 

  • To spend acquired points in exchange for skills. 

adj
  • Great, excellent. 

talent

noun
  • A marked natural ability or skill. 

  • A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places. 

  • The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness. 

  • People of talent, viewed collectively; a talented person. 

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