spoken vs stated

spoken

adj
  • Speaking in a specified way 

  • Relating to speech 

  • Produced by articulate sounds. 

stated

adj
  • Expressed in a statement; uttered or written. 

  • Settled; established; fixed. 

  • Recurring at a regular time; not occasional. 

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