insignificant vs nugatory

insignificant

adj
  • Not significant; not important, inconsequential, or having no noticeable effect. 

  • Without meaning; not signifying anything. 

nugatory

adj
  • Trivial, trifling or of little importance. 

  • Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual. 

  • Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained. 

  • Ineffective, invalid or futile. 

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