| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /spɔns/ |
| Hyphenation | spons |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | sponsen, sponzen |
| Catalan | esponja |
|---|---|
| Czech | houba |
| Danish | svamp |
| English | sponge |
| Esperanto | spongo |
| Faeroese | njarðarvøttur; soppur |
| Finnish | sieni |
| French | éponge |
| German | Schwamm |
| Portuguese | esponja |
| Russian | губка |
| Saterland Frisian | Swom |
| Spanish | esponja |
| Sranan | sponsu |
| Swedish | svamp |
| West Frisian | spûns |