spattering vs sprinkling

spattering

noun
  • Something spattered. 

sprinkling

noun
  • A scattering. 

  • 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. 

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