spellbind vs transfix

spellbind

verb
  • To captivate, or hold the attention of, as if by a magic spell; to entrance. 

transfix

verb
  • To render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe. 

  • To pierce with a sharp pointed weapon. 

  • To fix or impale. 

noun
  • A discontinuous affix, which occurs at more than one position in a word, typical of Semitic languages. 

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