fra

Fra is a term with diverse uses across language, religion, and commerce. It can refer to a language code, a religious title, a preposition in Italian, an airport code, or a finance acronym.

In international standards, fra is the ISO 639-2/T three-letter code for the French language. The corresponding two-letter code is fr in ISO 639-1. This code is used in library catalogs, linguistic data, and other language-tagging contexts.

In Italian usage, Fra is an honorific preceding the names of certain monks and friars, short for frate (brother). Notable examples include Fra Angelico and Fra Filippo Lippi. It denotes religious status rather than a family name.

In Italian, fra is also a preposition meaning between or among, used to link two or more items, with tra as a common synonym sometimes used depending on region or context.

FRA is the IATA airport code for Frankfurt Airport in Germany, one of the world’s busiest air hubs serving long-haul and European flights.

In finance, FRA stands for Forward Rate Agreement, a contract to exchange interest payments on a notional amount at a future date, based on a specified interest rate. It is used to hedge or speculate on future rate movements and is settled in cash.