I know exactly what you mean. I have trouble with a few words that have the same meaning in English and French but are spelled differently. Like envelope/enveloppe. I always have to look that one up. You'd think it would have sunk in by now.

I used to have trouble with address and adresse until I found a memory jogger for the English version. I think of an "Ad" for a "Dress." It's plain, but it works.