especially vs so much

especially

adv
  • In a special manner; specially. 

  • Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something. 

  • Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal. 

so much

adv
  • To a certain degree or extent 

noun
  • A particular amount, often a large or excessive amount. 

  • A demonstrated amount. 

adj
  • To such a quantity, degree etc. 

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