Similar words
concurso
concurso is the everyday word for "contest, competition"; certamen is more formal, often for cultural or artistic contests.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
gincana
gincana is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "contest."
Practice
1 What does certamen mean?
contest
2 Fill the gap: Ganó el ___ de poesía.
Full sentence: Ganó el certamen de poesía. (She won the poetry contest.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches certamen?
certamen: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.