absolutely vs certainly

absolutely

adv
  • In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly. 

  • In a manner that does not take an object. 

  • Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors. 

intj
  • Yes; certainly; expression indicating strong agreement. 

certainly

adv
  • An emphatic affirmative answer; of course. 

  • In a way which is certain; with certainty. 

  • Without doubt, surely. 

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