Hippetyhops is a made-up word that can be spelled phonetically as /hɪpɪti:hɒps/. The 'h' at the beginning of the word is pronounced as the 'h' in 'hot', followed by the short 'i' sound in 'if'. The double 'p' represents the strong, aspirated 'p' sound, and the 'y' functions as a vowel with a short 'i' sound. The second syllable begins with the short 'o' sound in 'hot', followed by the 'p' sound again, and the final 's' is pronounced as the 'z' sound in 'zoo'.