The difference between Hop and Leap

When used as nouns, hop means a short jump, whereas leap means the act of leaping or jumping.

When used as verbs, hop means to jump a short distance, whereas leap means to jump.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hop and Leap

Hop as a noun:

A short jump.

Examples:

"The frog crossed the brook in three or four hops."
Hop as a noun:

A jump on one leg.
Hop as a noun:

A short journey, especially in the case of air travel, one that take place on private plane.
Hop as a noun (sports, US):

A bounce, especially from the ground, of a thrown or batted ball.
Hop as a noun (US, dated):

A dance.
Hop as a noun (networking):

The sending of a data packet from one host to another as part of its overall journey.

Hop as a verb (intransitive):

To jump a short distance.

Examples:

"synonyms: jump leap"
Hop as a verb (intransitive):

To jump on one foot.
Hop as a verb (intransitive):

To be in state of energetic activity.

Examples:

"Sorry, can't chat. Got to hop."

"The sudden rush of customers had everyone in the shop hopping."
Hop as a verb (transitive):

To suddenly take a mode of transportation that one does not drive oneself, often surreptitiously.

Examples:

"I hopped a plane over here as soon as I heard the news."

"He was trying to hop a ride in an empty trailer headed north."

"He hopped a train to California."
Hop as a verb (transitive):

To jump onto, or over
Hop as a verb (intransitive, usually in combination):

To move frequently from one place or situation to another similar one.

Examples:

"We were party-hopping all weekend."

"We had to island hop on the weekly seaplane to get to his hideaway."
Hop as a verb (obsolete):

To walk lame; to limp.

Examples:

"rfquotek Dryden"
Hop as a verb:

To dance.

Examples:

"rfquotek Smollett"

Hop as a noun:

The plant (Humulus lupulus) from whose flowers, beer or ale is brewed.
Hop as a noun (usually plural):

The flowers of the hop plant, dried and used to brew beer etc.
Hop as a noun (US, slang):

Opium, or some other narcotic drug.
Hop as a noun:

The fruit of the dog rose; a hip.

Hop as a verb (transitive):

To impregnate with hops, especially to add hops as a flavouring agent during the production of beer

Examples:

"rfquotek Mortimer"
Hop as a verb (intransitive):

To gather hops.

Leap as a verb (intransitive):

To jump.
Leap as a verb (transitive):

To pass over by a leap or jump.

Examples:

"to leap a wall or a ditch"
Leap as a verb (transitive):

To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.
Leap as a verb (transitive):

To cause to leap.

Examples:

"to leap a horse across a ditch"

Leap as a noun:

The act of leaping or jumping.
Leap as a noun:

The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
Leap as a noun:

A group of leopards.
Leap as a noun (figuratively):

A significant move forward.
Leap as a noun (figuratively):

A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.

Examples:

"It's quite a leap to claim that those cloud formations are evidence of UFOs."
Leap as a noun (mining):

A fault.
Leap as a noun:

Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
Leap as a noun (music):

A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.
Leap as a noun (calendar):

Intercalary, bissextile.