Do search engines treat - as a space?

I have this doubt since because I am about to launch a website targeting a 2 word keyword,I didnt get the perfect domain name,but I got the domain name with a -.I just want to know will the search engines treat - as a space so that it will rank well for my product

 

Yes, they do. Well actually, I don't know that they see it as a space as much as they just ignore it all together. Either way, if you're good at SEO, mydomain.com and my-domain.com will rank equally as well.

Travis

 

Read this >

http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=76329

Think like Dr Spock

Then Google

"Webmastertalk" and "webmaster talk"

or "SEO Writer" and "SEOWriter" and make your own mind up Sir