kinsfolk
noun
kinsfolk is spelled K-I-N-S-F-O-L-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kinsfolk means “Alternative spelling of kinfolk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kinsfolk is kinsfolks.
How many letters and syllables are in kinsfolk?
| Letters | 8: K-I-N-S-F-O-L-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kinsfolk?
Kinsfolk appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kinsfolk?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-kinsfolk.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kinsfolk
- kinsfolks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kinsfolk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of kinfolk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kinsfolk come from?
From Middle English kynsefolke, after kynnesman (modern English kinsman), equivalent to kin + -s- + folk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).