The word "akin" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to mean similar or related to. For example, "My brother and I have a lot in common; we are quite akin."
Killing starfish is akin to swatting a locust storm with a butterfly net.
There are mules and camels to ride and mountain bikes to rent, but I couldn't resist trying the nine-hole "cross country" golf course, which runs along a nearby rocky riverbed and is more akin to crazy golf.
Housing is an economically sound investment but unless housing is treated with a level of investment and priority akin to other forms of infrastructure, we could well be on a road to nowhere.
However, after Scottish Independence I can envision a new "British" akin to Scandinavian identity.
Musical continuity – akin to cinematic editing – and its impact on large-scale form have also been fundamentally affected by Stravinsky's innovations.
What the then Ignacio Hurban encountered at the Carlotto home provoked something akin to culture shock.
In a similar way, DNN technology can detect patterns akin to the way biological systems recognize patterns.
Among competitive charities, this is akin to an arms race.
I recalled a sensation akin to being in a tumble dryer, but it wasn't until I opened my eyes that I had any idea of what was going on.
In his evidence to the historical institutional abuse inquiry, the witness described the Derry home as a "hellhole" and akin to a concentration camp.
The Met assistant commissioner Martin Hewitt said he would be horrified if people viewed the exhibition as akin to the London Dungeon visitor attraction.
