akin vs equal

akin

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

  • Of the same kin; related by blood. 

equal

adj
  • The same in all respects. 

  • Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed. 

  • Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified. 

  • Exactly identical, having the same value. 

verb
  • To make equivalent to; to cause to match. 

  • To have as its consequence. 

  • To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to. 

noun
  • A person or thing of equal status to others. 

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