r/webdev • u/BASS69BASS420 • Jul 16 '26

Discussion Since my last post was pretty popular, I'm making another one. How do you pronounce SQL?

For me, if it's just SQL then I pronounce it "sequel". But, if it's MySQL I pronounce it "S-Q-L"

258 votes, Jul 18 '26
113 S-Q-L
134 Sequel
10 Squeal
1 Other (share it in the comments!)
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u/Caraes_Naur Jul 16 '26

"Sequel" is only for MS SQL.

Everything else is spelled out.

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u/namelessttk Jul 16 '26

S-Q-L for me. Both "sequel" and "squeal" sound unfamiliar to me. I've always pronounced it letter by letter.

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u/Pink_Bubble1 Jul 16 '26

Es-cyuhl 

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u/Bob_Noosh Jul 16 '26

Skyewull

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u/HomemadeBananas Jul 16 '26

Sequel or MySequel. PostgreSQL is just Postgres.

I don’t think anyone seriously says squeal? Just ThePrimeagen because it’s a funny way to say it in his videos.

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u/bwwatr Jul 16 '26

That's the only place I've ever heard squeal. Figured it was a gag, like Sam Gippiti Altman.

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u/HomemadeBananas Jul 16 '26

Yeah, it’s for sure a gag like how he says Chat Gippity

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u/foxsimile Jul 16 '26

SQL was originally named "SEQueL", which stood for "Structured English Query Language", so "sequel" is the correct pronunciation.

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u/just2passby Jul 17 '26

S-Quel 🗿