# cernes vs certes

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### certes
*adverb · IPA \sɛʁt\ · frequency rank #1,653*
En vérité, sans mentir.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/cernes-vs-certes