Most notoriously “ou” and “ough”. We have a solid 14-20 vowels, and 5 glyphs for them. I suppose Spanish, Korean, and Russian might be easier to pronounce and

Most notoriously “ou” and “ough”. We have a solid 14-20 vowels, and 5 glyphs for them. I suppose Spanish, Korean, and Russian might be easier to pronounce and less rote memorization, but you're certainly right about English.