much vs some kind of

much

det
  • A large amount of. 

  • Many ( + plural countable noun). 

  • Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something. 

pron
  • A large amount or great extent. 

adv
  • Often; frequently. 

  • Used to indicate or compare extent. 

  • To a great extent. 

some kind of

det
  • A remarkable. 

  • a mediocre; a bare minimum; (denoting that something only barely fits a certain category, or is very mediocre in it) 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see some, kind, of. 

adv
  • Used as an intensifier of adjectives: remarkably 

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