Actitis is a word that refers to a type of sandpiper, with a scientific name that includes the genus name Actitis. Its spelling follows a regular pattern in English with the letter "c" being pronounced as either /k/ or /s/ depending on the following letter. In Actitis, the letter "c" is pronounced as /k/ because it is followed by the letter "t". The other letters in the word are pronounced according to their usual sounds. The IPA transcription of the word is /ækˈtaɪtɪs/.