# akin vs amid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### akin
*adjective · IPA /əˈkɪn/ · frequency rank #11,160*
Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood.

### amid
*preposition · IPA /əˈmɪd/ · frequency rank #7,645*
In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/akin-vs-amid