I think to some degree, the spelling problem is unfixable because we're not likely to come to an international agreement on pronunciation. The "a" in orange is

I think to some degree, the spelling problem is unfixable because we're not likely to come to an international agreement on pronunciation. The "a" in orange is commonly silent in my experience although I've also heard it given a two-syllable pronunciation like OR-unj. Neither comes close to rhyming with range, but which is "correct"?