diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/_mathtext.py b/lib/matplotlib/_mathtext.py
index 6f5bfcdf1c12..ae230703faed 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/_mathtext.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/_mathtext.py
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def _get_glyph(self, fontname: str, font_class: str,
         }
 
     for alias, target in [(r'\leftparen', '('),
-                          (r'\rightparent', ')'),
+                          (r'\rightparen', ')'),
                           (r'\leftbrace', '{'),
                           (r'\rightbrace', '}'),
                           (r'\leftbracket', '['),