certainly vs potentially

certainly

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

  • An emphatic affirmative answer; of course. 

  • Without doubt, surely. 

potentially

adv
  • In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way. 

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