diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/_mathtext.py b/lib/matplotlib/_mathtext.py
index 6a1d9add9e8a..7085a986414e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/_mathtext.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/_mathtext.py
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ 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', '['),