tiptoe vs totter

tiptoe

verb
  • To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. 

adj
  • Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

  • Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

noun
  • The tip of the toe. 

totter

verb
  • To walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall. 

  • To be on the brink of collapse. 

noun
  • An unsteady movement or gait. 

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