The word "hopeth" is an outdated form of the word "hopes" and is spelled with -eth as a third-person singular present form ending in Early Modern English. The phonetic transcription of this word according to the International Phonetic Alphabet is /ˈhɒpɛθ/. The "h" is pronounced as in "he", "o" as in "hot", "p" as in "pet", "e" as in "get", "th" as in "thick". As language and spelling evolved, "hopeth" was replaced by "hopes" in modern usage.