What is the word for "the way a word sounds to your ear"?

I do not mean "Phonaesthetics" or euphony or cacophony which carry a value judgement. Words have an audio 'pattern', mostly unique and different from other words. This is the unique audio "finger-print" of the word, which does not carry a un/pleasant connotation - it is simply the sound of a (particular word) being spoken. I am looking for the definition or term for the sound of word/s. Does such a term exist? I used to think it was "nomenclature".

Solution 1:

Most dictionaries will only give equivalents to the following two definitions...

phonology
1:The system of contrastive relationships among the speech sounds that constitute the fundamental components of a language.
2:The study of phonological relationships within a language or between different languages.

But here are almost 3000 written instances of...

the phonology of the word [some word being discussed]...

I think that's enough to establish that it's a valid "neutral" term to use in this way.

Solution 2:

It is called a signifier.

1 Linguistics A linguistic unit or pattern, such as a succession of speech sounds, written symbols, or gestures, that conveys meaning; a linguistic sign.

The signifier of the concept "tree" is, in English, the string of speech sounds (t), (r), and (ē); in German, (b), (ou), and (m).

2 the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

According to Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure:

The sign (signe) is described as a "double entity", made up of the signifier, or sound image (signifiant), and the signified, or concept (signifié).

The sound image is a psychological, not a material concept, belonging to the system. Both components of the linguistic sign are inseparable.