diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index e484f1e..91d125a 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@ require_once(SITE_LOCATION . '/php/notificationconditiontree.php');
     <form id="wordEntryForm">
         <div id="formLockButton" class="clickable" onclick="ToggleWordFormLock()" title="Lock/unlock form from the top of the page">&#128274;</div>
         <label><span>Word</span>
-            <input type="text" id="word" />
+            <input type="text" id="word" onkeydown="SubmitWordOnCtrlEnter(this)" />
         </label>
         <label><span>Pronunciation <a class="helperlink" href="/ipa_character_picker/" target="_blank" title="IPA Character Picker backed up from http://r12a.github.io/pickers/ipa/">IPA Characters</a></span>
-            <input type="text" id="pronunciation" />
+            <input type="text" id="pronunciation" onkeydown="SubmitWordOnCtrlEnter(this)" />
         </label>
         <label><span>Part of Speech</span>
             <select id="partOfSpeech"></select>
         </label>
         <label><span>Equivalent Word(s)</span>
-            <input type="text" id="simpleDefinition" />
+            <input type="text" id="simpleDefinition" onkeydown="SubmitWordOnCtrlEnter(this)" />
         </label>
         <label><span>Explanation/Long Definition <span id="showFullScreenTextbox" class="clickable" onclick="ShowFullScreenTextbox('longDefinition', 'Explanation/Long Definition')">Maximize</span></span>
-            <textarea id="longDefinition"></textarea>
+            <textarea id="longDefinition" onkeydown="SubmitWordOnCtrlEnter(this)"></textarea>
         </label>
         <input type="hidden" id="editIndex" />
         <span id="errorMessage"></span>
diff --git a/js/ui.js b/js/ui.js
index 9b3312d..a6a5aa8 100644
--- a/js/ui.js
+++ b/js/ui.js
@@ -248,6 +248,18 @@ function CloseUpdateConflictArea(displayId) {
     EnableForm();
 }
 
+function SubmitWordOnCtrlEnter(keypress) {
+    var keyCode = (event.which ? event.which : event.keyCode);
+
+    if (keyCode === 10 || (keyCode == 13 && event.ctrlKey)) { //Windows and Linux Chrome accept ctrl+enter as keyCode 10.
+        AddWord();
+        
+        if (document.getElementById("newWordButtonArea").style.display == "none" && document.getElementById("editWordButtonArea").style.display == "none") {
+            document.getElementById("updateConfirmButton").focus();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 function DisableForm() {
     document.getElementById("word").disabled = true;
     document.getElementById("pronunciation").disabled = true;