Can i get a similar domainname without trouble?

"search.tld" exists. "searchy.tld" is ok to register?

[ikbenhet1]

"search.tld" exists.
i want "searchy.tld".

Can i get this domain? Can the owner of "search.tld" go to court or do anything about it if i take it?

[Shak]

is "search" a brand name or trademark, then you may have problems.

however if its a generic term then I doubt it, for example:

google.com and you get googley.com is NO good.

football.com and you get footbally.com is OK.

also depends on what you will be doing with your domain, and whether its the same type of business as search.com

hope that helps

Shak