akin

Other forms of akin

comparative

akinner·

superlative

akinnest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about akin

What does akin mean?

akin means "similar in quality or character". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in akin?

akin has 2 syllables: a-kin. The stress falls on "kin". In IPA it is /əˈkɪn/.

What is another word for akin?

Close synonyms include kindred, blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is akin a common word?

akin is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with akin?

4 words rhyme with akin. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.