situation vs stead

situation

noun
  • The place in which something is situated; a location. 

  • A position of employment; a post. 

  • The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs. 

  • Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances. 

  • An outfit, garment, or look. 

  • A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem. 

  • An individual movie theater. 

  • The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings. 

stead

noun
  • An emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases). 

  • The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor. 

  • One's partner in a romantic relationship. 

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