akin vs on the order of

akin

adj

  • Of the same kin; related by blood. 

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

on the order of

prep

  • In the manner of; along the lines of; like; of a similar kind to; more-or-less equivalent to. 

adv

  • Approximately. 

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