impassable vs impenetrable

impassable

adj
  • Incapable of being overcome or surmounted. 

  • Not usable as legal tender. 

  • Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated. 

impenetrable

adj
  • Not penetrable. 

  • Opaque; obscure; not translucent or transparent. 

  • Incomprehensible; fathomless; inscrutable. 

noun
  • A person not openly given to friendship. 

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