# cernes vs certe

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### cernes
*noun · IPA \sɛʁn\ · frequency rank #29,275*
Pluriel de cerne.

### certe
*adverb · IPA \ˈt͡ser.te\ · frequency rank #27,720*
Certainement, sûrement, assurément.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/cernes-vs-certe