certes
French, adverb/sɛʁt/
certes is spelled C-E-R-T-E-S (6 letters) and appears 50 times per million words in written French, the 1,660th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Certes is a French adverb meaning “certainly, surely, decidedly, definitely” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En vérité, sans mentir”.
What does certes mean in English?
adverb
- 1
datedcertainly, surely, decidedly, definitely
- 2
admittedly, granted, fair enough
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. En vérité, sans mentir. 2. Il indique quelquefois une concession.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce certes?
- /sɛʁt/
- \sɛʁt\
- [sɛʁt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to certes
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is certes in French?
certes appears 50 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).