| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /spʌn(d)ʒ/ |
| Hyphenation | sponge |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑕𐑐𐑪𐑯𐑡, 𐑕𐑐𐑪𐑯𐑠 |
| Plural | sponges |
| Afrikaans | spons |
|---|---|
| Catalan | esponja |
| Czech | houba |
| Danish | svamp |
| Dutch | spons |
| Esperanto | spongo |
| Faeroese | soppur; njarðarvøttur |
| Finnish | sieni |
| French | éponge |
| German | Schwamm |
| Portuguese | esponja |
| Russian | губка |
| Saterland Frisian | Swom |
| Spanish | esponja |
| Sranan | sponsu |
| Swedish | svamp |
| Tagalog | espongha |
| West Frisian | spûns |