hamlet vs village

hamlet

noun
  • A village that does not have its own church. 

  • A small village or a group of houses. 

  • Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae. 

village

noun
  • A rural habitation that has a church, but no market. 

  • A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town. 

  • A planned community such as a retirement community or shopping district. 

  • A gated community. 

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