# Adkins

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæd.kɪnz/ · frequency rank #38,264

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From Adkin, diminutive of Adam + the patronymic suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **akin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adkins-vs-akin)
- **admin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adkins-vs-admin)
- **Askin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adkins-vs-askin)
- **asking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adkins-vs-asking)
- **admits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adkins-vs-admits)
- **Atkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adkins-vs-atkins)
- **Addis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addis-vs-adkins)
- **adding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adding-vs-adkins)

## Common misspellings (9)
`addkins`, `adikns`, `adkinns`, `adkinss`, `adkisn`, `adkkins`, `adknis`, `akdins`, `dakins`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adkins