diff --git a/server/src/analyze/worker.rs b/server/src/analyze/worker.rs
index 893124d..7da5ef0 100644
--- a/server/src/analyze/worker.rs
+++ b/server/src/analyze/worker.rs
@@ -7,18 +7,26 @@ use tracing::{error, info, warn};
 
 use super::{llm, prompt, AnalysisInput, AnalyzeReceiver, ANALYSIS_INPUT_FILE, DOCUMENT_FILE};
 use crate::config::Config;
+use crate::gazetteer::Gazetteer;
 use crate::{BusyGuard, WorkerBusy};
 
 /// Consume analyze jobs sequentially. The external LLM tolerates parallelism,
 /// but sequential processing keeps the architecture simple and shields the
 /// provider from bursts. Trivial to lift later via `tokio::spawn(process(..))`.
+///
+/// `_vocab` is the gazetteer for proper-name correction. Currently unused;
+/// wired into `process()` in a follow-up step.
 pub async fn run(
     mut rx: AnalyzeReceiver,
     config: Arc<Config>,
     client: reqwest::Client,
     worker_busy: WorkerBusy,
+    _vocab: Arc<Gazetteer>,
 ) {
-    info!("Analyze worker started");
+    info!(
+        vocab_entries = _vocab.len(),
+        "Analyze worker started"
+    );
     let timeout = Duration::from_secs(config.llm_timeout_seconds);
 
     while let Some(job) = rx.recv().await {
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index fd8363e..7f97017 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
 
 use doctate_server::analyze;
 use doctate_server::config::Config;
+use doctate_server::gazetteer::Gazetteer;
 use doctate_server::transcribe;
 use doctate_server::AppState;
 
@@ -64,6 +65,27 @@ async fn main() {
         .build()
         .expect("reqwest client build failed");
 
+    // Gazetteer for pre-LLM proper-name correction. Missing / unreadable
+    // vocab directory is non-fatal — analysis falls back to plain prompts.
+    let vocab = Arc::new(match Gazetteer::load_dir(&config.vocab_dir).await {
+        Ok(g) => {
+            info!(
+                dir = %config.vocab_dir.display(),
+                entries = g.len(),
+                "Gazetteer loaded"
+            );
+            g
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            warn!(
+                dir = %config.vocab_dir.display(),
+                error = %e,
+                "Gazetteer not available; running without proper-name correction"
+            );
+            Gazetteer::empty()
+        }
+    });
+
     // Transcription pipeline: channel + worker + recovery scan.
     let (transcribe_tx, transcribe_rx) = transcribe::channel();
     let transcribe_busy: doctate_server::WorkerBusy =
@@ -96,6 +118,7 @@ async fn main() {
         config.clone(),
         http_client.clone(),
         analyze_busy.clone(),
+        vocab.clone(),
     ));
     {
         let tx = analyze_tx.clone();
diff --git a/server/tests/analyze_test.rs b/server/tests/analyze_test.rs
index 433089f..4b03270 100644
--- a/server/tests/analyze_test.rs
+++ b/server/tests/analyze_test.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,8 @@ async fn analyze_worker_writes_document_via_wiremock() {
     let (tx, rx) = analyze::channel();
     let client = reqwest::Client::new();
     let busy = std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false));
-    let handle = tokio::spawn(analyze::worker::run(rx, config, client, busy));
+    let vocab = std::sync::Arc::new(doctate_server::gazetteer::Gazetteer::empty());
+    let handle = tokio::spawn(analyze::worker::run(rx, config, client, busy, vocab));
 
     tx.send(analyze::AnalyzeJob {
         case_dir: case_dir.clone(),
@@ -863,7 +864,8 @@ async fn analyze_works_against_ollama_style_endpoint_without_api_key() {
     let (tx, rx) = analyze::channel();
     let client = reqwest::Client::new();
     let busy = std::sync::Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false));
-    let handle = tokio::spawn(analyze::worker::run(rx, config, client, busy));
+    let vocab = std::sync::Arc::new(doctate_server::gazetteer::Gazetteer::empty());
+    let handle = tokio::spawn(analyze::worker::run(rx, config, client, busy, vocab));
 
     tx.send(analyze::AnalyzeJob {
         case_dir: case_dir.clone(),