spongieux
French, adjective/spɔ̃.ʒjø/
spongieux is spelled S-P-O-N-G-I-E-U-X (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 73,828th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spongieux is a French adjective meaning “spongious, spongy (of porous structure resembling that of a sponge)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est poreux ; qui est de la nature de l’éponge ; qui est semblable à l’éponge”.
What does spongieux mean in English?
adjective
- 1
spongious, spongy (of porous structure resembling that of a sponge)
- 2
spongy, squishy (soft and squishy like a sponge)
- 3
spongy, absorbent (that absorbs and retains liquid like a sponge)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est poreux ; qui est de la nature de l’éponge ; qui est semblable à l’éponge. 2. Plein d’humidité.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of spongieux
- spongieuse feminine
- spongieuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce spongieux?
- /spɔ̃.ʒjø/
- \spɔ̃.ʒjø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to spongieux
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is spongieux in French?
spongieux appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).