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How to Pronounce SQL

ˈsiːkwəl
/ˈsiːkwəl/ (sequel) or /ˌɛsˌkjuːˈɛl/ (S-Q-L)
Correct /ˈsiːkwəl/ (sequel) or /ˌɛsˌkjuːˈɛl/ (S-Q-L)
Common Mistakes
squeal
SQL ˈsiːkwəl
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Origin & Etymology

Originally SEQUEL (Structured English Query Language), renamed to SQL due to trademark.

Tips for Non-Native Speakers

For Chinese Speakers 中文

两种都行：MySQL 创始人说 sequel，PostgreSQL 社区说 S-Q-L

For Japanese Speakers 日本語

どちらの発音も許容される

For Korean Speakers 한국어

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PostgreSQL ˈpoʊstɡrɛsˌkjuːˈɛl MySQL maɪˌɛsˌkjuːˈɛl Redis ˈrɛdɪs NoSQL ˌnoʊˌɛsˌkjuːˈɛl Supabase ˈsuːpəbeɪs GraphQL ˈɡræfˌkjuːˈɛl gRPC ˌdʒiːˌɑːrˌpiːˈsiː Elasticsearch ɪˈlæstɪkˌsɜːrtʃ

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