v vs versus

v

noun
  • a shape resembling the letter v 

character
  • The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script. 

versus

prep
  • Against; in opposition to. 

  • Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like). 

  • Compared with, as opposed to. 

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