# kindred

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɪndɹɪd/ · frequency rank #23,884

## Definitions
1. Distant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
2. People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren.
3. A grouping of relatives.
4. Blood relationship.
5. Affinity, likeness.
6. One who is kindred, literally or figuratively; a kin, kinsman.
7. A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry or Ásatrú.

## Etymology
From Middle English kyndrede, from older kynrede (“kindred”), from Old English *cynrēd, *cynrǣden (“kindred, family, stock”), from cynn (“kind, kin, lineage”) + -rǣden (“condition, state”). Equivalent to kin + -red, see these. The -d- is epenthetic between a nasal and a liquid (as e.g. in spindle).

## Easily confused with
- **kindle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kindle-vs-kindred)
- **kinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinder-vs-kindred)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ikndred`, `kidnred`, `kinddred`, `kinderd`, `kindrde`, `kindredd`, `kindrred`, `kinndred`, `kinrded`, `kkindred`, `knidred`

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