diff --git a/book/src/keymap.md b/book/src/keymap.md
index 942292e0bafb..dd4e4e2e1fe4 100644
--- a/book/src/keymap.md
+++ b/book/src/keymap.md
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ undo-able "save point" until you return to normal mode.
 | `Ctrl-r`                  | Insert a register content   | `insert_register`       |
 | `Ctrl-w`, `Alt-Backspace` | Delete previous word        | `delete_word_backward`  |
 | `Alt-d`                   | Delete next word            | `delete_word_forward`   |
-| `Alt-b`, `Alt-Left`       | Backward a word             | `move_prev_word_end`    |
+| `Alt-b`, `Ctrl-Left`      | Backward a word             | `move_prev_word_end`    |
 | `Ctrl-b`, `Left`          | Backward a char             | `move_char_left`        |
-| `Alt-f`, `Alt-Right`      | Forward a word              | `move_next_word_start`  |
+| `Alt-f`, `Ctrl-Right`     | Forward a word              | `move_next_word_start`  |
 | `Ctrl-f`, `Right`         | Forward a char              | `move_char_right`       |
 | `Ctrl-e`, `End`           | Move to line end            | `goto_line_end_newline` |
 | `Ctrl-a`, `Home`          | Move to line start          | `goto_line_start`       |
diff --git a/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs b/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
index 18ebbcfed761..41095f8cdd33 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/keymap/default.rs
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@ pub fn default() -> HashMap<Mode, Keymap> {
         "right" => move_char_right,
         "C-f" => move_char_right,
         "A-b" => move_prev_word_end,
-        "A-left" => move_prev_word_end,
+        "C-left" => move_prev_word_end,
         "A-f" => move_next_word_start,
-        "A-right" => move_next_word_start,
+        "C-right" => move_next_word_start,
         "A-<" => goto_file_start,
         "A->" => goto_file_end,
         "pageup" => page_up,