MEMS sound transducer, in particular for generating and/or detecting sound waves in the audible wavelength spectrum, having a carrier, having a diaphragm which is connected to the carrier and can be deflected with respect to the latter along a stroke axis (4a, 4b), and having a first and a second cantilever arm (9a, 9b) which are clamped on one side and are each arranged in a recess (13a, 13b) of the carrier, which each comprise a piezo element (5a, 5b), which is spaced apart from the diaphragm in the direction of the stroke axis, for generating and/or detecting a deflection of the diaphragm, which piezo element comprises a first end (6a, 6b), which is connected to the carrier, and a second end (7a, 7b), which can be deflected in the direction of the stroke axis (4a, 4b), and a coupling element (8a, 8b) which extends in the direction of the stroke axis (4a, 4b) between the piezo element (5a, 5b) and the diaphragm and connects the second end (7a, 7b) of the piezo element (5a, 5b) to the diaphragm, so that the respective piezo element (5a, 5b) and the respective coupling element (8a, 8b) together form the respective cantilever arm (9a, 9b) which is clamped on one side and has a clamped end (10a, 10b) formed by the first end (6a, 6b) of its piezo element (5a, 5b) and a free end (11a, 11b) formed by its coupling element (8a, 8b), and wherein the two cantilever arms (9a, 9b) are arranged one behind the other in a top view parallel to the stroke axis, so that the two cantilever arms (9a, 9b) are offset translationally with respect to one another in a transverse direction of the MEMS sound transducer running perpendicular to the stroke axis, characterized in that the MEMS sound transducer has two recesses (13a, 13b), wherein one of the two cantilever arms (9a, 9b) is arranged in each case in one of the recesses (13a, 13b), the two recesses (13a, 13b) are separated from one another by a center piece of the carrier, the first cantilever arm is arranged on an edge region of the carrier and the second cantilever arm is arranged on the center piece of the carrier, and the two cantilever arms (9a, 9b) are aligned identically with respect to one another and/or are oriented identically with respect to one another. having a diaphragm which is connected to the carrier and can be deflected with respect to the latter along a stroke axis (4a, 4b), and having a first and a second cantilever arm (9a, 9b) which are clamped on one side and are each arranged in a recess (13a, 13b) of the carrier, which each comprise a piezo element (5a, 5b), which is spaced apart from the diaphragm in the direction of the stroke axis, for generating and/or detecting a deflection of the diaphragm, which piezo element comprises a first end (6a, 6b), which is connected to the carrier, and a second end (7a, 7b), which can be deflected in the direction of the stroke axis (4a, 4b), and a coupling element (8a, 8b) which extends in the direction of the stroke axis (4a, 4b) between the piezo element (5a, 5b) and the diaphragm and connects the second end (7a, 7b) of the piezo element (5a, 5b) to the diaphragm, so that the respective piezo element (5a, 5b) and the respective coupling element (8a, 8b) together form the respective cantilever arm (9a, 9b) which is clamped on one side and has a clamped end (10a, 10b) formed by the first end (6a, 6b) of its piezo element (5a, 5b) and a free end (11a, 11b) formed by its coupling element (8a, 8b), and wherein the two cantilever arms (9a, 9b) are arranged one behind the other in a top view parallel to the stroke axis, so that the two cantilever arms (9a, 9b) are offset translationally with respect to one another in a transverse direction of the MEMS sound transducer running perpendicular to the stroke axis, characterized in that the MEMS sound transducer has two recesses (13a, 13b), wherein one of the two cantilever arms (9a, 9b) is arranged in each case in one of the recesses (13a, 13b), the two recesses (13a, 13b) are separated from one another by a center piece of the carrier, the first cantilever arm is arranged on an edge region of the carrier and the second cantilever arm is arranged on the center piece of the carrier, and the two cantilever arms (9a, 9b) are aligned identically with respect to one another and/or are oriented identically with respect to one another.