German has strict grammatical rules but we also have tons of words coming from Latin and close relative French. But I know what you mean. Being thought pronunc

German has strict grammatical rules but we also have tons of words coming from Latin and close relative French. But I know what you mean. Being thought pronunciation in school in Oxford English taught by a teacher with heavy German accent wasn’t helpful. I learned most words and pronunciation from TV shows and movies but I can’t really spell a lot of words by heart. Reading is different because I know a lot of words. But the reverse doesn’t work for me. Luckily I write with assistance of my computer. To be fair I struggled with this also in German. Writing correctly was always a pain.