otherkin
noun
otherkin is spelled O-T-H-E-R-K-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, otherkin means “One who believes their soul, essence, or identity is non-human” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in otherkin?
| Letters | 8: O-T-H-E-R-K-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 otherkin?
Otherkin appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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).
What does otherkin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who believes their soul, essence, or identity is non-human.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of otherkin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Otherkin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person who claims or believes that their soul, essence, or identity is non-hum:
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 otherkin come from?
From other + -kin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).