Hope-Wish | Commonly Confused Words

Hope

/həʊp/

A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen

Henry hoped he sounded convincing.I have lost my hopes of glory.'We are hoping that the rabbits will make good food.'

/wɪʃ/

A desire or hope for something to happen or be true

'I am a true friend who wishes to be your lover.They wished to eat the flesh of this animal.I told you it was a story about wishing.

Both hope and wish express desires, but hope is used for realistic possibilities, while wish can be used for unlikely scenarios.
Hope is often applied to future events and generally involves motivation and action.
Wish can be used for past, present, or future desires that are unattainable or imaginary.
Think of hope as something you truly believe can happen, whereas wish is more about dreams that have less chance of coming true.
When youre optimistic about a real outcome, you hope, but when youre dreaming about something youre not sure you can get, you wish'.