diff --git a/libmat2/parser_factory.py b/libmat2/parser_factory.py
index 3931903..2168fca 100644
--- a/libmat2/parser_factory.py
+++ b/libmat2/parser_factory.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def _get_parsers() -> List[T]:
 
 
 def get_parser(filename: str) -> Tuple[Optional[T], Optional[str]]:
-    """ Return the appropriate parser for a giver filename. """
+    """ Return the appropriate parser for a given filename. """
     mtype, _ = mimetypes.guess_type(filename)
 
     _, extension = os.path.splitext(filename)