How to pronounce SQLite

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S Q L ite /ˌɛs kjuː ɛl ˈaɪt/

or: sequel ite /ˈsiːkwəl laɪt/

SQLite is most commonly pronounced "S Q L ite" (/ˌɛs kjuː ɛl ˈaɪt/). This is the widely-used reading among engineers, though edge cases exist.

"S-Q-L-ite" preferred (per project lore).

Alternate readings you might hear:

"sequel ite" /ˈsiːkwəl laɪt/

Source: SQLite docs

Pronouncing project and product names correctly avoids the small but persistent friction of being gently corrected during standups, conference Q&As, and team calls. Hearing the word a few times locks in the right reading better than reading IPA ever will. Pronounce is a community-maintained dictionary — every entry tagged with a confidence level and (where possible) a citable source.

Hear it from the command line

$ say-it SQLite # primary × 3 + audible "or: …" for each alternate

$ say-it --alt SQLite # focus on the first alternate

$ say-it --all SQLite # primary AND every alternate, each repeated

$ say-it --solo SQLite # primary only, no "or: …" tail

$ say-it --why SQLite # print the dict entry with source URL

Install the CLI: git clone https://github.com/anzy-renlab-ai/pronounce.git && cd pronounce && ./install.sh

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