fortuitous vs unexpected

fortuitous

adj
  • Happening by chance; coincidental, accidental. 

  • Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate. 

  • Happening independently of human will. 

unexpected

adj
  • Not expected, anticipated or foreseen. 

noun
  • Someone or something unexpected. 

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