only vs solo

only

adj
  • Alone in a category. 

  • Singularly superior; the best. 

  • Without sibling; without a sibling of the same gender. 

adv
  • As recently as. 

  • Without others or anything further; exclusively. 

  • Used to express surprise or consternation at an action. 

  • Introduces a disappointing or surprising outcome that renders futile something previously mentioned. 

  • No more than; just. 

noun
  • An only child. 

conj
  • Under the condition that; but. 

  • But; except. 

solo

adj
  • Of, or relating to, a musical solo. 

  • Without a companion or instructor. 

adv
  • Alone, without a companion. 

noun
  • A job or performance done by one person alone. 

  • A piece of music for one performer. 

  • A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner 

  • A single shot of espresso. 

  • An instance of soloing the football. 

verb
  • To perform something in the absence of anyone else. 

  • To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands. 

  • To perform a solo. 

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