listen vs spiel

listen

verb
  • To pay attention to a sound or speech. 

  • To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal. 

  • To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent. 

noun
  • An instance of listening. 

spiel

verb
  • To give a sales pitch; to promote by speaking. 

  • To talk at length. 

noun
  • A game of curling. 

  • A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade. 

  • An early form of rap music. 

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