בטח vs. בוודאי

[sawyeric1]

I've heard both used as "sure" in answering a question. So they can be used interchangeably in that way, or are there usage differences?

Thanks

 

[amikama]

In this context, they are interchangeable. I think that in colloquial Hebrew בטח is used more often than בוודאי.

 

[sawyeric1]

There isn't a way to know if בוודאי means "sure" or "of course", so it could always just be translated as and mean "of course", right?

 

[sawyeric1]

Shalom00 says it can mean that "sure" separately (https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/בוודאי-vs-כמובן.3353663/), but I don't see how you could ever differentiate it in Hebrew

 

[sawyeric1]

My tutor said I should just always think of בטח as "sure", and בוודאי as "of course", which has a stronger meaning

 

[shalom00]

בוודאי could also be translated as 'certainly', which is a little different from 'of course' in some contexts.
'Of course' implies 'obviously', whereas 'certainly' implies '100% probability', but not necessarily obviousness.

 

[Ali Smith]

Is לבטח lavetakh synonymous with בטח and בוודאי?
My textbook has the following exchange between two Israelis:

איזה חום!
כן. זה לבטח חמסין.