This is the 4576th most frequent German word.
schwamm
"Schwamm" means "sponge" in English.
Here, 'Schwamm' refers to a tool used for cleaning or absorbing liquid.
Ich reinigte das Fenster mit einem Schwamm.
I cleaned the window with a sponge.
In this sentence, 'Schwamm' denotes the marine organism, a sponge.
Der Schwamm im Meer ist ein Tier.
The sponge in the sea is an animal.
Here, 'Schwamm' is used metaphorically to describe something that absorbs or behaves like a sponge.