flavor vs spice

flavor

verb
  • To add flavoring to something. 

noun
  • One of the six types of quarks (top, bottom, strange, charmed, up, and down) or three types of leptons (electron, muon, and tauon). 

  • A substance used to produce a taste. Flavoring. 

  • The characteristic quality of something. 

  • A variety (of taste) attributed to an object. 

  • The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect. 

  • A kind or type. 

spice

verb
  • To spice up. 

  • To add spice or spices to; season. 

noun
  • An aromatic odour. 

  • Appeal, interest; an attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging. 

  • A synthetic cannabinoid drug. 

  • The quality of being spicy. 

  • Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food. 

  • Sweets, candy. 

  • A characteristic touch or taste; smack; flavour. 

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