small number vs sprinkling

small number

sprinkling

noun
  • The action of the verb to sprinkle. 

  • A light shower of rain. 

  • A small thinly distributed amount, e.g. of some liquid, powder or other fine substance that is sprinkled on to something. 

  • A scattering. 

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