# sequel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsiːkwəl/ · frequency rank #7,394

## Definitions
1. The events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
2. A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
3. A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.
4. Any text that continues on from another text.
5. The remainder of the text; what follows. Used exclusively in the set phrase "in the sequel".
6. Thirlage.
7. A person's descendants.

## Etymology
From Middle English sequele, sequelle, sequile, from Middle French sequele, sequelle and its etymon, Latin sequēla, from sequī (“to follow”). Doublet of sequela.

## Easily confused with
- **sexual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sequel-vs-sexual)
- **squeal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sequel-vs-squeal)
- **sequin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sequel-vs-sequin)
- **Seoul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seoul-vs-sequel)
- **segue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segue-vs-sequel)
- **Samuel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samuel-vs-sequel)

## Common misspellings (8)
`esquel`, `seqeul`, `seqquel`, `sequell`, `sequle`, `seuqel`, `sqeuel`, `ssequel`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sequel