a simple fuzzy search algorithm from an interview

fuzzySearch.py

fruit = ["watermelon", "apple", "oranges", "bannana"]

def fuzzySearch(words, term):
    results = []
    if len(term) == 0:
        return results

    termLength = len(term)

    for word in words:
        wordLength = len(word)
        if not termLength > wordLength:
            termIndex = 0
            for i in range(wordLength):
                if word[i] == term[termIndex]:
                    termIndex = termIndex + 1
                if termIndex == len(term):
                    results.append(word)
                    break

    return results

print(fuzzySearch(fruit, "ae"))