How does everybody pronounce sequelae?

Sequelae came up in a team coding discussion today, and it was interesting how all over the place our pronunciation of it is

I’ve googled this before and seen a couple of different suggested pronunciations. I wonder if there’s an objectively correct way, or if everyone just picks a pronunciation and runs with it?

I say “sec-well-ay”… but “sec-wheel-ay” and “sec-wah-lee” were also popular options in my office

Posted Sep 29, 2026, 2:26 AM UTC

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