kinswoman
noun
kinswoman is spelled K-I-N-S-W-O-M-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kinswoman means “A female relative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kinswoman is kinswomen.
How many letters and syllables are in kinswoman?
| Letters | 9: K-I-N-S-W-O-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 kinswoman?
Kinswoman appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 kinswoman?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-kinswoman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kinswoman
- kinswomen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kinswoman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female relative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kinswoman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female relative:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Verwandte, Angehörige, Landsfrau, Landsmännin |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does kinswoman come from?
From Middle English kynneswomman; equivalent to kin + -s- + -woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).