The non-core vocabulary of English is closer to French, but that's the only similarity. Phonetically, French is quite different from English (equally stressed

The non-core vocabulary of English is closer to French, but that's the only similarity. Phonetically, French is quite different from English (equally stressed syllables, no diphthongs, nasalized vowels, unaspirated stops, uvular r). The only problem with pronouncing German might be its ch (ç or x) and r (which varies with accent). It's also easier to work out how to pronounce a German word from its spelling.