certainly vs truly

certainly

adv
  • In a way which is certain; with certainty. 

  • An emphatic affirmative answer; of course. 

  • Without doubt, surely. 

truly

adv
  • In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately. 

  • Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really. 

  • Very. 

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