impassable vs impervious

impassable

adj
  • Incapable of being overcome or surmounted. 

  • Not usable as legal tender. 

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

impervious

adj
  • Unaffected or unable to be affected by something. 

  • Immune to damage or effect. 

  • Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water. 

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