unheard-of vs unthinkable

unheard-of

adj
  • Previously unknown; unprecedented. 

  • Unknown or known to only few people. 

unthinkable

adj
  • Inconceivable or unimaginable; extremely improbable in a way that goes against common sense. 

  • Incapable of being believed; incredible. 

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