How to pronounce akin in American English
“akin” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to akin the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “akin” in: all accents · British English (249 clips)
“akin” in real sentences — American speakers
258 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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might cause something akin to Chernobyl.
State Department
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something akin to a financial investment.
FTC
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something akin to mindless austerity right now?
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “akin”
Words one sound away from akin — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of akin. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.