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    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-08-11</periodOfReport><dateOfOriginalSubmission>2003-08-11</dateOfOriginalSubmission><notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001111345</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>SPEECHWORKS INTERNATIONAL INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>SPWX</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001188141</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BURNES RICHARD M JR</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O SPEECHWORKS INTERNATIONAL, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>695 ATLANTIC AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02111</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value><footnoteId id="F1"/></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-08-11</value></transactionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>D</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>15967</value></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><value>0.00</value><footnoteId id="F2"/></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>D</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>0</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeTransaction></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">This Form 4 amends and restates the Form 4 filed on behalf of Mr. Burnes on August 11, 2003.  The Form 4 filed August 11, 2003 incorrectly stated the number of shares of SpeechWorks Common Stock held by Charles River Partnership VII and indirectly owned by Mr. Burnes that were disposed of in exchange for shares of ScanSoft, Inc. Common Stock.  This Amended Form 4 reflects that no such shares were disposed of by Charles River Partnership VII on August 11, 2003 as Charles River Partnership VII had previously distributed all shares of SpeechWorks Common Stock held by it in January 2001 and February 2002.</footnote><footnote id="F2">Disposed of pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, date April 23, 2003, among the issuer, ScanSoft, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of ScanSoft, Inc. in exchange for 13,731 shares of ScanSoft, Inc. Common Stock having a market value of $3.92 per share on the effective date of the merger.</footnote></footnotes><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ Richard Westelman with Power of Attorney for Richard M Burnes Jr.</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-08-13</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>



