imponderable vs unobservable

imponderable

noun
  • A factor that cannot be anticipated. 

  • An imponderable question. 

  • An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism. 

adj
  • Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed. 

  • Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate. 

unobservable

noun
  • Something that cannot be observed. 

adj
  • That cannot be observed. 

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