Poll: How do you pronounce SQL

**JEEJAYEM**

"Ess kyoo ell" or "sequel"

**Resarekt** · 25th June 2026, 4:22 PM

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**JEEJAYEM** · 25th June 2026, 6:19 PM

(25th June 2026, 4:22 PM)Resarekt Wrote: Broken

This post seems to have fixed it

**MrGlad** · 25th June 2026, 6:23 PM

I learned it as "ess kyoo ell", later switched to "sequel" once I started working

**JEEJAYEM** · 25th June 2026, 6:55 PM

(25th June 2026, 6:23 PM)MrGlad Wrote: I learned it as "ess kyoo ell", later switched to "sequel" once I started working

ditto

**Sunlight1232**

It's hard to remember that it's "Sequel"
Not as clever as Qt being "Cute"

But I'm sure the longer you stay around older coders the more they'll teach you to say Sequel

**bls1999** · Yesterday, 1:00 AM

I've used both at different times, just to keep things interesting. Smile

**Camer the Dragon** · 11 hours ago

I've heard it's supposed to be like "Sequel" but I'd say as "S, Q-L" (individual letters with a longer pause between the S and Q than between the Q and L)

Poll: How do you pronounce SQL You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
"ess kyoo ell"	66.67%	6	66.67%
"sequel"	33.33%	3	33.33%
Total		9 vote(s)	100%