transcribe vs write

transcribe

verb
  • To transfer data from one recording medium to another. 

  • To represent speech by phonetic symbols. 

  • To cause DNA to undergo transcription. 

  • To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to a written representation of it. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text. 

  • To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text. 

  • To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music. 

write

verb
  • To record data mechanically or electronically. 

  • To sell (an option or other derivative). 

  • To paint a religious icon. 

  • To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively. 

  • To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave. 

  • To convey a fact to someone via writing. 

  • To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate. 

  • To show (information, etc) in written form. 

  • To send written information to. 

  • To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.). 

  • To fill in, to complete using words. 

  • To be an author. 

noun
  • The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk. 

  • The act or style of writing. 

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