akin vs comparable

akin

adj
  • Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. 

  • Of the same kin; related by blood. 

comparable

adj
  • Able to be compared (to). 

  • Constituting a pair in a particular partial order. 

  • Said of an adjective that has comparative and superlative forms. 

  • Similar (to); like. 

noun
  • Something suitable for comparison. 

How often have the words akin and comparable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )