EXHIBIT 23.11

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

          We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment
No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of ScanSoft, Inc. of our report
dated January 30, 2005 with respect to the financial statements of Phonetic
Systems Ltd. as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 2004 which appear in Form 8-K/A dated April 18,
2005. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" in
such Registration Statement.

                                                /s/ Kost Forer Gabbay & Kasierer
Tel-Aviv, Israel                                KOST FORER GABBAY & KASIERER
July 28, 2005                                   A Member of Ernst & Young Global